興梵寺(si),位(wei)于(yu)山(shan)西省(sheng)祁縣(xian)東觀鎮東觀中學校(xiao)園內。始建于(yu)宋天圣三年(nian)(1025年(nian)),原址(zhi)(zhi)在西管村,清康熙二十六(liu)年(nian)(1687年(nian))遷移今(jin)址(zhi)(zhi)。寺(si)內現存(cun)(cun)大雄寶殿(dian),殿(dian)內塑像已毀。是祁縣(xian)保(bao)(bao)存(cun)(cun)最早的一座寺(si)廟,2004年(nian)被列(lie)為山(shan)西省(sheng)重點(dian)文(wen)物保(bao)(bao)護單位(wei),2006年(nian)與渠家大院同時(shi)列(lie)為第六(liu)批全國重點(dian)文(wen)物保(bao)(bao)護單位(wei)。
現狀
除外(wai)觀完好的空空大(da)殿外(wai),興梵(fan)寺其它建(jian)(jian)筑,已(yi)不復存在。院內還(huan)生長著(zhu)4棵(ke)清代移建(jian)(jian)時種(zhong)植的側柏,樹齡達(da)300年,已(yi)被列入市二級保(bao)護(hu)古樹。尚(shang)存的興梵(fan)寺大(da)殿,孤(gu)零零地矗立在1.85米磚砌(qi)臺基(ji)上,坐北朝南,面闊(kuo)五(wu)間,進深六椽,單檐歇山頂(ding),屋(wu)頂(ding)琉璃剪(jian)邊,三個(ge)綠色琉璃麒(qi)麟(lin)托起的裝飾(shi)高(gao)高(gao)聳(song)立于瓴脊之上。大(da)殿建(jian)(jian)筑面積287.3平方米。斗栱為四鋪作出單杪(miao),梁架結構(gou)為四椽栿對,前(qian)后搭牽用四柱。
基本信息
興(xing)梵寺坐北(bei)朝南(nan),原(yuan)址(zhi)占地(di)十(shi)畝,由山門(men)、鐘樓(lou)、鼓樓(lou)、前(qian)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、中殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、后(hou)(hou)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(亦(yi)即大雄寶殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian))和若干東西廂(xiang)房(fang)(fang)組(zu)成。前(qian)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)供奉(feng)四大天(tian)王。中院正(zheng)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(即中殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian))供奉(feng)觀世(shi)音菩薩,東配殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)供奉(feng)文(wen)殊菩薩,西配殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)供奉(feng)普賢菩薩,東西廂(xiang)房(fang)(fang)是開天(tian)辟地(di)等傳(chuan)統神(shen)(shen)話傳(chuan)說(shuo)的精美壁畫。后(hou)(hou)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)內塑(su)三尊大佛和三十(shi)二金剛,東廂(xiang)房(fang)(fang)塑(su)十(shi)大天(tian)尊、火神(shen)(shen)等神(shen)(shen)靈,西廂(xiang)房(fang)(fang)是閻羅殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian),門(men)口塑(su)有面目猙(zheng)獰、形象可怕、手執繩索和拿人(ren)牌的牛(niu)頭馬面,北(bei)面塑(su)有十(shi)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)閻君、六曹判官(guan)、十(shi)八層地(di)獄、磨(mo)盤磨(mo)人(ren)、油鍋炸人(ren)、鐵鋸(ju)鋸(ju)人(ren)等塑(su)像(xiang),南(nan)邊是金橋、銀(yin)橋通(tong)往天(tian)堂。