景點介紹
老子山,位于廣西融水縣城西南郊(jiao)。山勢雄偉挺拔,形似一只昂首張嘴的(de)老虎。虎口(kou)即壽星(xing)(xing)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan),旁(pang)邊是虎耳巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan).壽星(xing)(xing)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)又名攬勝巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)。巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)洞(dong)(dong)壁(bi)上(shang)尚存(cun)歷代摩崖石刻。在壽星(xing)(xing)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)口(kou),矗立著一尊6米多(duo)(duo)高的(de)壽星(xing)(xing)翁塑(su)像。山上(shang)還有(you)魯班巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)、讀書巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)、牛鼻巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)、伏(fu)地(di)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)等10多(duo)(duo)個景(jing)致各(ge)異的(de)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)洞(dong)(dong)。1987年,縣里重建了靜觀樓、園通門、大雄寶(bao)殿等。走出(chu)融水縣城,南行1.5公里,就(jiu)可到達真(zhen)仙(xian)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)。它又名靈巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)、老君巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)、老君洞(dong)(dong)。宋紹興年間,著名詩人、狀元(yuan)張孝祥游覽此(ci)洞(dong)(dong),贊嘆不已,稱之(zhi)為“天下第一真(zhen)仙(xian)之(zhi)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)”。宋太(tai)宗(zong)頒御(yu)書120軸藏(zang)于洞(dong)(dong)內,并敕(chi)修(xiu)此(ci)洞(dong)(dong)為“真(zhen)仙(xian)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)”。
靈壽溪穿巖而過,可蕩(dang)小舟,巖外溪上拱立(li)兩座苔(tai)藻溢蒼(cang),古色斑斕的石(shi)(shi)(shi)橋,已有千年的歷史。洞高30多米(mi),寬約80米(mi),深(shen)200多米(mi)。進洞50米(mi)處,矗立(li)著一尊(zun)乳石(shi)(shi)(shi),石(shi)(shi)(shi)像須眉(mei)巾(jin)服,栩栩如(ru)生(sheng),酷(ku)似(si)太(tai)上老君(jun)。相(xiang)傳(chuan)老君(jun)游至此(ci)處,見風光美麗,欣(xin)然(ran)說(shuo)道(dao):“此(ci)洞天(tian)之(zhi)絕勝也,山石(shi)(shi)(shi)離奇,溪原清邃,不復西渡流沙,我當隱(yin)焉。”于是化(hua)身為石(shi)(shi)(shi),此(ci)洞因此(ci)又叫老君(jun)洞,是全國道(dao)教圣地“三(san)十六洞天(tian)”之(zhi)一。
它(ta)是歷(li)代的(de)游覽(lan)勝(sheng)地,為融州八景之首,稱“水月(yue)洞天”。洞內滿壁題刻(ke),僅宋碑就有17塊之多。其中岳(yue)飛麾下獨臂將軍王(wang)佐所題的(de)“真(zhen)仙洞”,字徑尺(chi)半,筆力挺拔(ba)。而北宋元(yuan)(yuan)祜黨人(ren)沈(shen)千曾孫沈(shen)所立的(de)“元(yuan)(yuan)祜黨籍碑”,尤(you)為珍貴。洞中之景美(mei)不(bu)勝(sheng)收,有天柱石(shi)星、金線吊葫蘆、鶴(he)巖旭日、群峰(feng)來秀(xiu)、仙翁對(dui)弈等。有一拔(ba)地而起(qi)的(de)鼓(gu)形乳石(shi),輕拍響如(ru)鐘(zhong)聲,鐘(zhong)聲上(shang)傳,倒懸的(de)石(shi)乳會馬上(shang)回音,由近及遠,回鳴不(bu)息(xi),深深扣動人(ren)的(de)心弦。
明代大旅行家徐霞(xia)(xia)客(ke)曾(ceng)在(zai)此(ci)(ci)洞住了13天(tian)(tian)(tian),他(ta)高舉火(huo)把(ba)進洞覽勝(sheng),遇到一條頭尾鉆到石(shi)下的(de)巨(ju)蟒攔路,他(ta)抬腳跨過,蛇蟒竟紋絲不動,可(ke)見暗洞幽深。站在(zai)洞內溪流的(de)中段,可(ke)以看到真仙(xian)巖(yan)的(de)前門(men)和后門(men),都是由山石(shi)自成方圓,陽光照耀在(zai)小溪的(de)兩頭,仿(fang)佛兩輪皎月躍出(chu)水面。這(zhe)“水月洞天(tian)(tian)(tian)”的(de)壯觀,使徐霞(xia)(xia)客(ke)不禁贊(zan)道:“真仙(xian)為天(tian)(tian)(tian)下第一,此(ci)(ci)景真仙(xian)第一也!”
籌建
1989年5月,修成(cheng)(cheng)法師(shi)(shi)住進了壽星(xing)寺。修成(cheng)(cheng)法師(shi)(shi)通過佛(fo)教(jiao)(jiao)這座橋梁,積極(ji)籌(chou)措資金,先后在寺內塑起如(ru)來佛(fo)祖、觀音(yin)菩薩(sa)、韋馱(tuo)將軍、太上(shang)老君(jun)像(xiang)。又在虎耳巖內塑起十八(ba)羅漢像(xiang)。1989年6月,原中國佛(fo)教(jiao)(jiao)協(xie)會會長、著名書(shu)法家趙(zhao)樸初應修成(cheng)(cheng)法師(shi)(shi)之約(yue),親筆書(shu)寫了一副對聯:“當(dang)知心是佛(fo),應以(yi)戒為師(shi)(shi)”給壽星(xing)寺,已刻于園通門兩側。當(dang)年8月,趙(zhao)樸初寫的(de)“大(da)雄(xiong)寶殿(dian)”4字又寄到(dao)了壽星(xing)寺,已制成(cheng)(cheng)大(da)幅(fu)布匾懸(xuan)掛于殿(dian)中。90年代后期,修成(cheng)(cheng)法師(shi)(shi)雖年已七旬,仍不遺余力想(xiang)方(fang)設(she)法多方(fang)籌(chou)款,相(xiang)繼(ji)在山腰(yao)上(shang)建起了氣勢磅礴的(de)新大(da)雄(xiong)寶殿(dian)和天(tian)王殿(dian)。山上(shang)僧尼發(fa)展到(dao)20多人。如(ru)今,山上(shang)樹木蔥籠,香客不斷,鐘聲常鳴,老子(zi)山已成(cheng)(cheng)為遠近聞名的(de)佛(fo)教(jiao)(jiao)勝地。