景點介紹
老子山(shan),位于廣(guang)西融水縣(xian)城西南郊(jiao)。山(shan)勢雄偉(wei)挺拔,形似(si)一(yi)(yi)只昂首張(zhang)嘴(zui)的(de)老虎。虎口(kou)即壽(shou)星(xing)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan),旁邊是虎耳巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan).壽(shou)星(xing)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)又(you)名攬勝巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)。巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)壁上(shang)尚存歷代(dai)摩(mo)崖石刻。在(zai)壽(shou)星(xing)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)口(kou),矗立著(zhu)一(yi)(yi)尊6米多高的(de)壽(shou)星(xing)翁塑像。山(shan)上(shang)還有魯班巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)、讀書(shu)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)、牛鼻巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)、伏地(di)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)等10多個景致(zhi)各異的(de)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)。1987年(nian),縣(xian)里重(zhong)建了靜觀樓、園通門、大雄寶殿(dian)等。走出融水縣(xian)城,南行1.5公(gong)里,就可到達真仙(xian)(xian)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)。它又(you)名靈巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)、老君巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)、老君洞(dong)(dong)(dong)。宋紹(shao)興年(nian)間(jian),著(zhu)名詩人、狀元(yuan)張(zhang)孝祥游覽此洞(dong)(dong)(dong),贊嘆(tan)不已(yi),稱(cheng)之(zhi)(zhi)為“天下第(di)一(yi)(yi)真仙(xian)(xian)之(zhi)(zhi)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)”。宋太(tai)宗(zong)頒御書(shu)120軸藏(zang)于洞(dong)(dong)(dong)內,并敕(chi)修此洞(dong)(dong)(dong)為“真仙(xian)(xian)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)”。
靈壽溪穿(chuan)巖而(er)過,可蕩小舟(zhou),巖外溪上(shang)拱立兩座苔藻溢蒼,古色斑斕的石(shi)(shi)(shi)橋(qiao),已有千(qian)年(nian)的歷史。洞高(gao)30多米(mi),寬約80米(mi),深200多米(mi)。進洞50米(mi)處(chu),矗立著一尊乳石(shi)(shi)(shi),石(shi)(shi)(shi)像須眉巾服(fu),栩(xu)栩(xu)如生,酷似太上(shang)老(lao)君。相傳老(lao)君游(you)至此(ci)(ci)處(chu),見(jian)風光美麗(li),欣然說道:“此(ci)(ci)洞天(tian)之絕(jue)勝(sheng)也,山(shan)石(shi)(shi)(shi)離奇,溪原清(qing)邃,不(bu)復西渡流沙,我當隱焉。”于是化身為石(shi)(shi)(shi),此(ci)(ci)洞因此(ci)(ci)又叫(jiao)老(lao)君洞,是全國(guo)道教圣(sheng)地“三(san)十六洞天(tian)”之一。
它(ta)是歷代的游覽勝(sheng)(sheng)地,為融州八景之首,稱“水月洞(dong)天”。洞(dong)內滿壁題(ti)刻,僅宋(song)碑就有17塊之多。其(qi)中岳飛麾下獨臂(bei)將軍(jun)王佐所題(ti)的“真仙洞(dong)”,字徑尺半(ban),筆力挺拔。而北宋(song)元(yuan)(yuan)祜(hu)黨人(ren)沈千曾孫(sun)沈所立的“元(yuan)(yuan)祜(hu)黨籍碑”,尤(you)為珍貴。洞(dong)中之景美不(bu)勝(sheng)(sheng)收(shou),有天柱石(shi)星、金線(xian)吊葫蘆(lu)、鶴(he)巖旭日、群峰來秀、仙翁(weng)對(dui)弈等。有一拔地而起的鼓形乳(ru)石(shi),輕拍響如鐘聲,鐘聲上傳,倒懸的石(shi)乳(ru)會馬上回(hui)音,由近及遠,回(hui)鳴不(bu)息,深深扣動人(ren)的心弦。
明(ming)代大旅行家徐霞客曾在此洞住了13天(tian),他(ta)高(gao)舉(ju)火把進洞覽勝,遇到一條頭尾鉆(zhan)到石(shi)下的(de)巨蟒(mang)攔(lan)路,他(ta)抬腳跨(kua)過(guo),蛇蟒(mang)竟紋絲不動,可見暗洞幽深。站(zhan)在洞內溪流的(de)中段(duan),可以看到真(zhen)(zhen)仙(xian)巖的(de)前門(men)和后門(men),都是由(you)山石(shi)自成方圓(yuan),陽光照耀在小溪的(de)兩(liang)頭,仿佛兩(liang)輪皎月躍(yue)出水面。這“水月洞天(tian)”的(de)壯觀,使徐霞客不禁贊道(dao):“真(zhen)(zhen)仙(xian)為天(tian)下第一,此景真(zhen)(zhen)仙(xian)第一也!”
籌建
1989年(nian)(nian)5月(yue),修(xiu)(xiu)成法(fa)(fa)(fa)(fa)師(shi)住(zhu)進(jin)了壽星(xing)(xing)寺。修(xiu)(xiu)成法(fa)(fa)(fa)(fa)師(shi)通過佛(fo)教(jiao)(jiao)這座橋梁(liang),積極籌(chou)措資金,先后(hou)在寺內塑起如來佛(fo)祖、觀音菩(pu)薩、韋(wei)馱將(jiang)軍(jun)、太上老君像。又在虎耳(er)巖內塑起十八(ba)羅漢(han)像。1989年(nian)(nian)6月(yue),原中國佛(fo)教(jiao)(jiao)協(xie)會(hui)會(hui)長、著名書法(fa)(fa)(fa)(fa)家趙樸初應修(xiu)(xiu)成法(fa)(fa)(fa)(fa)師(shi)之(zhi)約(yue),親筆(bi)書寫了一(yi)副對(dui)聯:“當知心是佛(fo),應以戒為師(shi)”給壽星(xing)(xing)寺,已(yi)(yi)刻(ke)于園通門兩側。當年(nian)(nian)8月(yue),趙樸初寫的(de)(de)“大(da)雄寶(bao)(bao)殿”4字又寄(ji)到了壽星(xing)(xing)寺,已(yi)(yi)制成大(da)幅布(bu)匾懸(xuan)掛于殿中。90年(nian)(nian)代(dai)后(hou)期,修(xiu)(xiu)成法(fa)(fa)(fa)(fa)師(shi)雖年(nian)(nian)已(yi)(yi)七旬,仍不(bu)遺(yi)余力想方(fang)設法(fa)(fa)(fa)(fa)多方(fang)籌(chou)款,相繼在山(shan)腰上建起了氣(qi)勢磅礴的(de)(de)新大(da)雄寶(bao)(bao)殿和(he)天王(wang)殿。山(shan)上僧尼發展到20多人。如今,山(shan)上樹木蔥籠,香客不(bu)斷,鐘聲常鳴,老子山(shan)已(yi)(yi)成為遠近聞名的(de)(de)佛(fo)教(jiao)(jiao)勝地。