靈谷峰,即靈谷山(shan)峰。位于江西省撫州市臨川(chuan)區(qu)東南郊。距市區(qu)約12公里(li)!海拔300余米。相傳(chuan)東晉大詩人謝(xie)靈運主政臨川(chuan),辭官后曾于此建(jian)道(dao)觀以隱,故山(shan)路兩旁重建(jian)者如斗姥宮、駐云亭、棋(qi)盤石(shi)、古牛石(shi)諸景(jing),皆為(wei)與謝(xie)氏(shi)有(you)關之道(dao)家(jia)景(jing)觀,然山(shan)峰新建(jian)者卻為(wei)供奉觀音(yin)之佛教廟(miao)宇,亦當代一大奇聞也。
據《道(dao)(dao)教(jiao)大(da)辭典》記載:靈谷山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),道(dao)(dao)教(jiao)名(ming)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)。在江(jiang)西(xi)臨川區(qu)郡邑三十里,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)顛東有(you)古牛石(shi)(shi)(shi),南(nan)有(you)漉酒泉,西(xi)有(you)石(shi)(shi)(shi)門關(guan)、退心(xin)石(shi)(shi)(shi)、瀑布泉,北連文印峰(feng),山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)之半有(you)南(nan)北二(er)井(jing),水(shui)清洌不竭,井(jing)旁立駐(zhu)云亭、棋(qi)枰(ping)石(shi)(shi)(shi),有(you)靈鶴常(chang)集;其下西(xi)南(nan)第二(er)峰(feng)為謝靈云洗墨池遺跡。盱江(jiang)之水(shui)縈回(hui)于前,西(xi)有(you)龍虎之塵湖、琵琶、云林(lin)諸峰(feng),與(yu)巴陵、華(hua)蓋、芙(fu)蓉、軍山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、麻(ma)姑、羊角諸山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),環(huan)峙(zhi)互拱,巍巍壯觀(guan)。歷代常(chang)有(you)隱(yin)(yin)士棲居其間,勝跡頗(po)多,并有(you)隱(yin)(yin)真(zhen)觀(guan)于其間(見《峴(xian)泉集》卷三《靈谷山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)隱(yin)(yin)真(zhen)觀(guan)記》)。