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)幢石(shi)質,共兩座,東西分(fen)立。兩幢大小、形(xing)(xing)制以(yi)及鐫(juan)刻(ke)(ke)的花(hua)紋圖案均相同(tong),分(fen)列在山(shan)門的左右。整座經(jing)幢上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)下(xia)分(fen)十四(si)段,安置在四(si)邊形(xing)(xing)的方臺上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)。最(zui)下(xia)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)高(gao)1.55米的八邊形(xing)(xing)須彌座式臺基,共兩層(ceng)。第一(yi)層(ceng)高(gao)0.7米,最(zui)下(xia)鑿刻(ke)(ke)覆蓮,束腰(yao)部(bu)分(fen)雕(diao)蟠龍,刀法(fa)簡(jian)勁有(you)力,極(ji)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)生(sheng)動(dong);第二(er)層(ceng)高(gao)0.85米,最(zui)下(xia)鑿刻(ke)(ke)覆蓮,束腰(yao)部(bu)分(fen)鐫(juan)有(you)四(si)只獅(shi)子,一(yi)齊承托一(yi)層(ceng)仰(yang)蓮。仰(yang)蓮上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)方鐫(juan)刻(ke)(ke)勾欄,再上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)則為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)幢身,幢身為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)八棱(leng)石(shi)柱(zhu),遍(bian)刻(ke)(ke)佛頂(ding)尊勝(sheng)陀羅尼經(jing)。幢身上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)部(bu)的寶蓋為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)八角形(xing)(xing),每遇轉(zhuan)角皆飾(shi)以(yi)一(yi)獸面,各自口銜瓔珞帶。寶蓋之上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)有(you)一(yi)塊圓石(shi),四(si)面刻(ke)(ke)略似海棠(tang)形(xing)(xing)的圖案。再上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)有(you)八棱(leng)頂(ding),頂(ding)下(xia)刻(ke)(ke)有(you)飛仙,飄然欲舉。八棱(leng)頂(ding)上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)方為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)一(yi)八邊形(xing)(xing)石(shi),再上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)仰(yang)蓮,仰(yang)蓮上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)安放一(yi)八棱(leng)石(shi),八面都刻(ke)(ke)有(you)坐像,其(qi)頂(ding)上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)圓形(xing)(xing)石(shi)。
惠(hui)力寺經幢(chuang)結構(gou)緊湊、造(zao)型優美,且雕刻細膩,代表(biao)了唐代江(jiang)南石刻的(de)工藝(yi)水平,具(ju)有很高的(de)藝(yi)術(shu)價值。此(ci)外,經幢(chuang)還保存了部分仿唐木構(gou)建筑的(de)構(gou)件,極為可貴,是研究唐代南方建筑極為難得的(de)實物資料。2013年3月,公(gong)布(bu)為第七批全國重(zhong)點文(wen)物保護單(dan)位(wei)。