塔(ta)位于北(bei)梁(liang)村西七百米(mi),這(zhe)里為(wei)丘陵地(di)(di)形(xing),地(di)(di)勢東高西低(di)。塔(ta)為(wei)八角形(xing),仿木(mu)構形(xing)式磚(zhuan)塔(ta),原有(you)(you)十三(san)級,存(cun)(cun)七級,每級正(zheng)(zheng)面(mian)有(you)(you)小圈門,創(chuang)建于唐貞觀年(nian)(nian)間,金皇統年(nian)(nian)間重修。上部六(liu)層(ceng)(ceng)毀于清(qing)代康(kang)(kang)熙三(san)十四年(nian)(nian)臨汾(fen)地(di)(di)震,這(zhe)有(you)(you)塔(ta)側清(qing)代乾(qian)隆(long)四年(nian)(nian)(1739)碑(bei)(bei)文作證:“奈無何康(kang)(kang)熙乙亥夏,遭地(di)(di)震,自藏經樓以及廊廡,盡行(xing)倒壞,惟(wei)佛法二殿(dian)僅存(cun)(cun),高塔(ta)半存(cun)(cun)。昔之稱為(wei)壯麗者,今(jin)不勝其(qi)零落(luo)矣(yi)。”一九(jiu)(jiu)六(liu)七年(nian)(nian)八月十八日(ri)山西文管會孟繁興作地(di)(di)震考(kao)古調查時,挖開泥土,拓取了碑(bei)(bei)文。塔(ta)的(de)(de)第一層(ceng)(ceng)埋入(ru)地(di)(di)中,是洪水灌溉(gai)淤積地(di)(di)面(mian)的(de)(de)實證。塔(ta)的(de)(de)第一級琉璃碣(jie)后元代至元十六(liu)年(nian)(nian)(1279)的(de)(de)藏經于一九(jiu)(jiu)八五年(nian)(nian)四月中旬被(bei)盜,后破(po)獲歸(gui)案,現盜洞尚存(cun)(cun)。被(bei)埋在地(di)(di)下的(de)(de)靈(ling)光(guang)(guang)寺碑(bei)(bei)有(you)(you):金皇統囗年(nian)(nian)《靈(ling)光(guang)(guang)寺碑(bei)(bei)》;明(ming)正(zheng)(zheng)統十一年(nian)(nian)《重修靈(ling)光(guang)(guang)碑(bei)(bei)記(ji)(ji)》;明(ming)崇(chong)禎五年(nian)(nian)《敕賜靈(ling)光(guang)(guang)寺招僧住持記(ji)(ji)》;明(ming)崇(chong)禎九(jiu)(jiu)年(nian)(nian)《邑侯薛(xue)公(gong)去思碑(bei)(bei)記(ji)(ji)》和清(qing)乾(qian)隆(long)四年(nian)(nian)《重修南(nan)北(bei)佛殿(dian)碑(bei)(bei)記(ji)(ji)》。
靈光寺位(wei)于襄汾縣鄧莊鎮北(bei)梁村(cun)。《襄陵縣志》載(zai):“靈光寺在縣東南北(bei)梁村(cun),金(jin)皇統中(zhong)重(zhong)建,平陽府尹楊伯雄撰(zhuan)記(ji),后知縣薛所(suo)蘊重(zhong)修,有(you)(you)碑。內有(you)(you)寶塔(ta)(ta),高(gao)十(shi)三級,后有(you)(you)藏(zang)經閣(ge)。”楊伯雄,金(jin)大(da)定二十(shi)二年(1182)任平陽尹,有(you)(you)政(zheng)(zheng)聲,《金(jin)史》說:“先(xian)是,張浩治平陽,有(you)(you)惠(hui)政(zheng)(zheng),及伯雄為(wei)尹,百姓稱之,曰(yue):‘前(qian)有(you)(you)張,后有(you)(you)楊。’”經過戰亂(luan),寺的殿堂毀(hui)于一(yi)九四八年,一(yi)九五八年地面(mian)被(bei)淤平,僅剩一(yi)座磚(zhuan)塔(ta)(ta),并被(bei)列為(wei)縣重(zhong)點文物保護(hu)單位(wei)。