惠力寺經幢位于海寧市硤石街道紫薇橋北,南瀕硤西河,北臨惠力寺,建于唐咸通十五年(874年)。經(jing)幢(chuang)石(shi)質,共兩座(zuo),東西分立。兩幢(chuang)大(da)小、形(xing)制(zhi)以及鐫刻(ke)(ke)(ke)的(de)(de)花紋圖案均相(xiang)同,分列在山門的(de)(de)左右。整座(zuo)經(jing)幢(chuang)上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)下分十四(si)段,安(an)置在四(si)邊(bian)(bian)形(xing)的(de)(de)方(fang)(fang)臺上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)。最(zui)(zui)下為(wei)(wei)(wei)高(gao)1.55米的(de)(de)八(ba)邊(bian)(bian)形(xing)須彌座(zuo)式臺基,共兩層(ceng)。第一(yi)層(ceng)高(gao)0.7米,最(zui)(zui)下鑿刻(ke)(ke)(ke)覆(fu)蓮(lian),束(shu)(shu)腰部分雕蟠龍,刀法簡勁(jing)有(you)(you)(you)力,極為(wei)(wei)(wei)生動(dong);第二層(ceng)高(gao)0.85米,最(zui)(zui)下鑿刻(ke)(ke)(ke)覆(fu)蓮(lian),束(shu)(shu)腰部分鐫有(you)(you)(you)四(si)只獅子,一(yi)齊承(cheng)托一(yi)層(ceng)仰(yang)蓮(lian)。仰(yang)蓮(lian)上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)方(fang)(fang)鐫刻(ke)(ke)(ke)勾欄,再上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)則為(wei)(wei)(wei)幢(chuang)身(shen),幢(chuang)身(shen)為(wei)(wei)(wei)八(ba)棱(leng)(leng)石(shi)柱,遍刻(ke)(ke)(ke)佛頂(ding)尊勝陀羅(luo)尼經(jing)。幢(chuang)身(shen)上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)部的(de)(de)寶蓋為(wei)(wei)(wei)八(ba)角形(xing),每遇轉角皆飾以一(yi)獸面(mian),各自口銜瓔珞帶。寶蓋之上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)有(you)(you)(you)一(yi)塊圓石(shi),四(si)面(mian)刻(ke)(ke)(ke)略似海棠形(xing)的(de)(de)圖案。再上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)有(you)(you)(you)八(ba)棱(leng)(leng)頂(ding),頂(ding)下刻(ke)(ke)(ke)有(you)(you)(you)飛仙,飄然(ran)欲舉。八(ba)棱(leng)(leng)頂(ding)上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)方(fang)(fang)為(wei)(wei)(wei)一(yi)八(ba)邊(bian)(bian)形(xing)石(shi),再上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)為(wei)(wei)(wei)仰(yang)蓮(lian),仰(yang)蓮(lian)上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)安(an)放一(yi)八(ba)棱(leng)(leng)石(shi),八(ba)面(mian)都刻(ke)(ke)(ke)有(you)(you)(you)坐像,其頂(ding)上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)為(wei)(wei)(wei)圓形(xing)石(shi)。
惠力寺經(jing)幢結構(gou)緊(jin)湊、造型優(you)美,且雕刻(ke)細膩,代表了(le)唐代江(jiang)南石刻(ke)的工藝水平,具有很(hen)高的藝術價值(zhi)。此外,經(jing)幢還保存了(le)部分(fen)仿唐木(mu)構(gou)建(jian)筑的構(gou)件,極為(wei)可貴(gui),是研究唐代南方建(jian)筑極為(wei)難(nan)得的實物(wu)資料。2013年(nian)3月,公布為(wei)第(di)七批全(quan)國重點文物(wu)保護單位。