介紹
國重點文物保護單位(wei)。在(zai)長治(zhi)縣(xian)城西(xi)北10千米的司(si)馬(ma)鄉(xiang)看寺(si)(si)村(cun)中(zhong),東拱太行(xing)山(shan)(shan)(shan),西(xi)臨漳河水,古柏參(can)(can)天(tian)(tian),殿宇巍峨,猶如山(shan)(shan)(shan)水畫(hua)幅。寺(si)(si)創(chuang)建于唐大和(he)(he)年(nian)間,宋(song)明兩(liang)朝都有(you)(you)(you)修(xiu)葺。現存建筑以(yi)后(hou)殿歷史(shi)最古。俗稱“大寺(si)(si)”,寺(si)(si)名“正覺”。寺(si)(si)宇東依太行(xing)山(shan)(shan)(shan),西(xi)臨漳河水,寺(si)(si)內古柏參(can)(can)天(tian)(tian),殿閣巍峨,蒼山(shan)(shan)(shan)碧水,綠蔭紅墻,風(feng)景如畫(hua)。寺(si)(si)院(yuan)始建于唐大和(he)(he)年(nian)間(827—835),宋(song)熙(xi)寧三年(nian)(1070)僧(seng)(seng)貞玘重建,元至(zhi)順三年(nian)(1332)僧(seng)(seng)道(dao)喜重修(xiu),明清兩(liang)代均有(you)(you)(you)重建、增(zeng)建與修(xiu)葺。坐北向南,原有(you)(you)(you)前后(hou)兩(liang)進院(yuan)落,共(gong)有(you)(you)(you)殿宇、廊(lang)廡(wu)、僧(seng)(seng)舍70余(yu)間。今僅存中(zhong)殿、后(hou)殿和(he)(he)東西(xi)配(pei)殿,其(qi)中(zhong)以(yi)后(hou)殿最古。后(hou)殿面闊五(wu)間,進深六椽(chuan),單檐懸山(shan)(shan)(shan)頂。殿項舉折平緩,出檐深遠(yuan)。殿內梁架(jia)徹(che)上(shang)(shang)露明造,四椽(chuan)栿(fa)對乳栿(fa)用三柱(zhu)、在(zai)平梁之(zhi)上(shang)(shang)施蜀(shu)柱(zhu),叉手(shou)和(he)(he)合沓,各縫下用攀間,令拱,替木及(ji)各種隱
刻拱。殿內用(yong)方形石柱,柱角均有抹楞(leng),檐柱側角升起顯著。檐下(xia)斗(dou)拱雙抄單下(xia)昂,重(zhong)拱計心(xin)造(zao),昂嘴(zui)批(pi)竹式,不用(yong)補(bu)間斗(dou)拱,梁架簡潔規整,斗(dou)拱疏朗,用(yong)材敦厚肥碩,為(wei)(wei)現存宋代木構(gou)建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)中(zhong)較為(wei)(wei)典(dian)型的代表作。其余中(zhong)殿五間及前院東西配殿各三間,均為(wei)(wei)懸(xuan)山式屋頂,屬元、明遺(yi)構(gou)。寺內現存明天啟三年(1623)鄉社(she)約法(fa)護寺碑l通,是寺院修建(jian)(jian)史的佐證。