塔(ta)位于北梁村(cun)西(xi)七百米,這里為(wei)丘陵地(di)(di)(di)形,地(di)(di)(di)勢東高西(xi)低。塔(ta)為(wei)八(ba)角形,仿木構(gou)形式磚塔(ta),原有(you)(you)(you)(you)十三(san)級(ji),存(cun)七級(ji),每(mei)級(ji)正面有(you)(you)(you)(you)小圈門,創建于唐貞觀年(nian)間,金皇(huang)統年(nian)間重修(xiu)。上部(bu)六層毀于清(qing)(qing)代康熙(xi)三(san)十四(si)年(nian)臨汾地(di)(di)(di)震,這有(you)(you)(you)(you)塔(ta)側清(qing)(qing)代乾隆四(si)年(nian)(1739)碑文作證:“奈無何康熙(xi)乙亥夏,遭地(di)(di)(di)震,自藏(zang)經樓以(yi)及廊廡(wu),盡行(xing)倒壞,惟(wei)佛(fo)法(fa)二殿僅存(cun),高塔(ta)半(ban)存(cun)。昔之稱(cheng)為(wei)壯麗者,今不勝其零落矣。”一(yi)九(jiu)六七年(nian)八(ba)月十八(ba)日山西(xi)文管會孟繁興作地(di)(di)(di)震考古(gu)調查時,挖開泥土,拓取(qu)了碑文。塔(ta)的(de)第(di)一(yi)層埋(mai)入地(di)(di)(di)中,是洪(hong)水(shui)灌溉淤積地(di)(di)(di)面的(de)實證。塔(ta)的(de)第(di)一(yi)級(ji)琉璃碣后元(yuan)代至元(yuan)十六年(nian)(1279)的(de)藏(zang)經于一(yi)九(jiu)八(ba)五年(nian)四(si)月中旬(xun)被盜,后破獲歸案,現盜洞(dong)尚存(cun)。被埋(mai)在地(di)(di)(di)下的(de)靈(ling)光(guang)(guang)寺碑有(you)(you)(you)(you):金皇(huang)統囗(wei)年(nian)《靈(ling)光(guang)(guang)寺碑》;明(ming)正統十一(yi)年(nian)《重修(xiu)靈(ling)光(guang)(guang)碑記》;明(ming)崇禎(zhen)五年(nian)《敕賜靈(ling)光(guang)(guang)寺招僧(seng)住持記》;明(ming)崇禎(zhen)九(jiu)年(nian)《邑侯薛(xue)公去思(si)碑記》和(he)清(qing)(qing)乾隆四(si)年(nian)《重修(xiu)南(nan)北佛(fo)殿碑記》。
靈光寺(si)位(wei)于(yu)襄汾縣(xian)(xian)鄧莊(zhuang)鎮北(bei)梁(liang)村(cun)。《襄陵縣(xian)(xian)志》載:“靈光寺(si)在縣(xian)(xian)東南北(bei)梁(liang)村(cun),金(jin)皇統中重建,平(ping)陽府尹楊伯雄(xiong)(xiong)撰記,后知縣(xian)(xian)薛所蘊重修,有(you)碑。內(nei)有(you)寶(bao)塔,高十三級,后有(you)藏經閣(ge)。”楊伯雄(xiong)(xiong),金(jin)大定二十二年(1182)任平(ping)陽尹,有(you)政聲,《金(jin)史(shi)》說:“先是,張浩治(zhi)平(ping)陽,有(you)惠(hui)政,及伯雄(xiong)(xiong)為(wei)尹,百姓稱之(zhi),曰:‘前有(you)張,后有(you)楊。’”經過戰(zhan)亂,寺(si)的殿堂毀于(yu)一九(jiu)四八(ba)年,一九(jiu)五八(ba)年地面(mian)被(bei)淤平(ping),僅剩一座磚塔,并被(bei)列為(wei)縣(xian)(xian)重點(dian)文物保(bao)護單位(wei)。