介紹
國重(zhong)點文物(wu)保護單位(wei)。在(zai)長(chang)治(zhi)縣城西北10千米的司馬鄉看寺(si)村(cun)中,東拱太(tai)行(xing)(xing)山(shan)(shan),西臨(lin)漳河水(shui),古(gu)柏參天,殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)宇(yu)巍峨,猶如(ru)山(shan)(shan)水(shui)畫幅(fu)。寺(si)創建(jian)(jian)(jian)于唐大和(he)年(nian)間(jian),宋明(ming)兩朝都有(you)修葺。現存建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑以(yi)后(hou)(hou)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)歷史最古(gu)。俗稱“大寺(si)”,寺(si)名(ming)“正(zheng)覺”。寺(si)宇(yu)東依(yi)太(tai)行(xing)(xing)山(shan)(shan),西臨(lin)漳河水(shui),寺(si)內(nei)古(gu)柏參天,殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)閣巍峨,蒼山(shan)(shan)碧(bi)水(shui),綠蔭紅墻,風景如(ru)畫。寺(si)院始(shi)建(jian)(jian)(jian)于唐大和(he)年(nian)間(jian)(827—835),宋熙寧三(san)年(nian)(1070)僧貞(zhen)玘重(zhong)建(jian)(jian)(jian),元至順三(san)年(nian)(1332)僧道喜(xi)重(zhong)修,明(ming)清兩代(dai)均有(you)重(zhong)建(jian)(jian)(jian)、增建(jian)(jian)(jian)與修葺。坐北向(xiang)南,原(yuan)有(you)前后(hou)(hou)兩進(jin)院落,共有(you)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)宇(yu)、廊廡、僧舍70余間(jian)。今僅存中殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、后(hou)(hou)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)和(he)東西配殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian),其中以(yi)后(hou)(hou)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)最古(gu)。后(hou)(hou)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)面闊(kuo)五間(jian),進(jin)深六椽(chuan),單檐(yan)懸山(shan)(shan)頂。殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)項舉折平緩,出(chu)檐(yan)深遠。殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)內(nei)梁(liang)架徹上露(lu)明(ming)造,四椽(chuan)栿對乳栿用(yong)三(san)柱、在(zai)平梁(liang)之上施蜀(shu)柱,叉手和(he)合沓(ta),各縫下(xia)用(yong)攀間(jian),令拱,替木及(ji)各種隱
刻拱(gong)(gong)。殿內用方形石柱,柱角均有抹楞,檐柱側角升(sheng)起(qi)顯(xian)著(zhu)。檐下(xia)斗(dou)拱(gong)(gong)雙抄(chao)單下(xia)昂(ang),重(zhong)拱(gong)(gong)計心造,昂(ang)嘴批竹式(shi)(shi),不(bu)用補間斗(dou)拱(gong)(gong),梁架簡潔規(gui)整,斗(dou)拱(gong)(gong)疏朗,用材敦厚肥碩,為(wei)(wei)現(xian)存宋代(dai)(dai)木構建(jian)筑(zhu)中(zhong)(zhong)較為(wei)(wei)典型的代(dai)(dai)表作(zuo)。其(qi)余中(zhong)(zhong)殿五間及(ji)前(qian)院東西配(pei)殿各三(san)間,均為(wei)(wei)懸山式(shi)(shi)屋頂,屬元、明遺構。寺內現(xian)存明天啟三(san)年(1623)鄉(xiang)社(she)約(yue)法護寺碑l通,是(shi)寺院修建(jian)史的佐(zuo)證。