介紹
國重(zhong)(zhong)點文物保護單(dan)位。在長(chang)治縣城西北10千米的司馬鄉看(kan)寺(si)村(cun)中(zhong),東(dong)拱太(tai)行山(shan)(shan),西臨(lin)(lin)漳河水,古柏參(can)天(tian),殿(dian)(dian)(dian)宇(yu)巍峨(e),猶(you)如山(shan)(shan)水畫幅。寺(si)創建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)于唐大(da)和(he)年(nian)間,宋明(ming)兩(liang)朝都(dou)有(you)(you)修葺(qi)。現存建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)筑以后(hou)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)歷史(shi)最古。俗稱(cheng)“大(da)寺(si)”,寺(si)名“正覺”。寺(si)宇(yu)東(dong)依太(tai)行山(shan)(shan),西臨(lin)(lin)漳河水,寺(si)內古柏參(can)天(tian),殿(dian)(dian)(dian)閣巍峨(e),蒼山(shan)(shan)碧水,綠蔭紅墻,風景如畫。寺(si)院始建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)于唐大(da)和(he)年(nian)間(827—835),宋熙寧三年(nian)(1070)僧(seng)貞玘重(zhong)(zhong)建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian),元(yuan)至順三年(nian)(1332)僧(seng)道(dao)喜重(zhong)(zhong)修,明(ming)清兩(liang)代均有(you)(you)重(zhong)(zhong)建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)、增建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)與修葺(qi)。坐北向南(nan),原有(you)(you)前后(hou)兩(liang)進(jin)(jin)院落,共有(you)(you)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)宇(yu)、廊廡、僧(seng)舍70余間。今僅存中(zhong)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、后(hou)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)和(he)東(dong)西配殿(dian)(dian)(dian),其中(zhong)以后(hou)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)最古。后(hou)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)面闊五(wu)間,進(jin)(jin)深(shen)六椽,單(dan)檐(yan)懸(xuan)山(shan)(shan)頂。殿(dian)(dian)(dian)項舉折平(ping)緩(huan),出檐(yan)深(shen)遠(yuan)。殿(dian)(dian)(dian)內梁(liang)架徹上露明(ming)造(zao),四椽栿對乳栿用(yong)三柱(zhu)、在平(ping)梁(liang)之上施蜀柱(zhu),叉(cha)手和(he)合沓,各(ge)縫下用(yong)攀間,令拱,替木及各(ge)種(zhong)隱
刻拱(gong)。殿內用方形石柱,柱角均有抹楞,檐柱側角升起(qi)顯著(zhu)。檐下斗拱(gong)雙(shuang)抄單下昂(ang),重拱(gong)計(ji)心造(zao),昂(ang)嘴批竹式,不用補間(jian)(jian)(jian)斗拱(gong),梁(liang)架(jia)簡潔規整,斗拱(gong)疏(shu)朗,用材(cai)敦厚肥碩,為(wei)現存宋代木構(gou)建(jian)筑(zhu)中(zhong)較為(wei)典(dian)型(xing)的(de)代表作。其(qi)余中(zhong)殿五間(jian)(jian)(jian)及前院東西配殿各(ge)三間(jian)(jian)(jian),均為(wei)懸山式屋頂,屬元、明遺構(gou)。寺內現存明天啟三年(1623)鄉社約法護寺碑l通,是寺院修(xiu)建(jian)史的(de)佐證(zheng)。