該塔(ta)在寧(ning)波市鄞州(zhou)區(qu)東(dong)錢(qian)湖鎮二靈(ling)山上。四面七層(ceng)(ceng)方(fang)形石(shi)塔(ta),高9米。塔(ta)心中空,下(xia)為(wei)須彌座,各層(ceng)(ceng)有(you)(you)平座、塔(ta)身和(he)(he)塔(ta)檐(yan)。塔(ta)基高1米,塔(ta)身第(di)一層(ceng)(ceng)高1.2米,以上各層(ceng)(ceng)高寬逐級遞減。塔(ta)檐(yan)平緩,翼角有(you)(you)圓孔,原用作掛風鐸。塔(ta)身每層(ceng)(ceng)每面辟(pi)有(you)(you)壸門式壁龕和(he)(he)雕像(xiang),有(you)(you)佛像(xiang)共39尊。第(di)一層(ceng)(ceng)東(dong)壁有(you)(you)“宋政和(he)(he)口年口月”題記(ji)。以石(shi)板(ban)蓋(gai)頂,上置覆缽,中有(you)(you)塔(ta)剎。1986年落架大修(xiu)。
民間(jian)傳說:古時每當陰霾(mai)濃霧之(zhi)際(ji),兩(liang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)會(hui)合(he),蛇(she)山(shan)(shan)(shan)上的(de)一條大蟒游蕩其間(jian),吞(tun)云吐霧,危害漁民。有(you)(you)一得道高僧,察氣(qi)度形,知有(you)(you)妖(yao)蟒作(zuo)祟,遂在蛇(she)山(shan)(shan)(shan)的(de)項(xiang)頸上建塔以鎮之(zhi)。從此,蟒蛇(she)蟄伏不(bu)動。元人戴良贊謂:“東湖之(zhi)名山(shan)(shan)(shan)水(shui),不(bu)可以一二數,而(er)二靈(ling)為奇(qi)。”奇(qi)就奇(qi)在山(shan)(shan)(shan)抱水(shui),水(shui)抱山(shan)(shan)(shan),回(hui)環(huan)往復(fu),令人遐想。
二靈塔(ta)為正方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)石塔(ta),矗立在二靈山(shan)(shan)兩(liang)個微凹的(de)山(shan)(shan)脊之(zhi)巔。據(ju)《鄞縣(xian)(xian)通志(zhi)》記載,宋(song)初,韶國師建七層(ceng)(ceng)石塔(ta)于山(shan)(shan)上(shang)(shang)。今據(ju)實(shi)測,塔(ta)的(de)基層(ceng)(ceng)東壁上(shang)(shang)鐫有“政(zheng)和(he)(he)口年(nian)(nian)”字樣。當(dang)為北(bei)宋(song)政(zheng)和(he)(he)年(nian)(nian)間所造。塔(ta)四(si)面七層(ceng)(ceng),高(gao)9米,塔(ta)心中(zhong)空而四(si)周密封,構筑粗(cu)獷,肅穆古樸。塔(ta)基層(ceng)(ceng)高(gao)1.2米,上(shang)(shang)刻“福延圣(sheng)壽”、“保國安(an)民(min)”的(de)匾額(e),各(ge)層(ceng)(ceng)面積(ji)依(yi)次遞減。四(si)壁有壺門佛龕,刻有浮雕佛像,兩(liang)旁有金剛立像。佛像造型(xing)莊重,金剛威(wei)武。每層(ceng)(ceng)腰檐(yan),四(si)角(jiao)呈弧形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)翹棱,戶部鑿有懸風鈴(ling)之(zhi)圓孔;塔(ta)頂用(yong)錐形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)石板砌(qi)合,塔(ta)為四(si)角(jiao)攢頂方錐形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)。1987年(nian)(nian)由縣(xian)(xian)府(fu)撥款落(luo)架大修時,塔(ta)身基部新筑正方形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)臺基,高(gao)1米左右,兩(liang)面有步階,周以欄(lan)桿相圍,上(shang)(shang)置石凳。從臺基遠眺,湖光(guang)山(shan)(shan)色盡(jin)收目中(zhong)。1997年(nian)(nian)被省人民(min)政(zheng)府(fu)公布為重點文物保護單位。