棲真寺(si)(si)(si)、凈慧寺(si)(si)(si)、安福寺(si)(si)(si)是(shi)文成三(san)(san)大(da)古寺(si)(si)(si),歷來遐邇聞名。本寺(si)(si)(si)于唐元和七年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(812)始建(jian)佛院。會昌二(er)(er)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(842)張(zhang)堯(yao)仁公擴建(jian)完(wan)成。經(jing)殘唐五(wu)代,百年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)戰火,兵(bing)荒(huang)馬亂、民不聊(liao)生而頹廢。宋(song)天(tian)圣(sheng)九(jiu)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian),嚴朗公遷(qian)居(ju)(ju)黃坦(tan)于寺(si)(si)(si)址建(jian)房(fang)(fang),后因(yin)人口不利,空(kong)中法樂自鳴(ming),鐘鼓自響,為(wei)“佛地居(ju)(ju)家(jia)不利”,于宋(song)治平二(er)(er)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)將房(fang)(fang)屋改建(jian)寺(si)(si)(si)院,送水田235石,子孫分別外遷(qian)。明(ming)(ming)正統年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)間(jian)(1436-1450)又毀于閩寇禍?,明(ming)(ming)正德九(jiu)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(1515)再由羅、張(zhang)氏等重建(jian),明(ming)(ming)、清歷代幾(ji)經(jing)修葺,至“文革”全部拆毀,僅存大(da)門臺(tai)和張(zhang)堯(yao)仁公建(jian)僧房(fang)(fang)三(san)(san)間(jian),四周的圍墻(qiang)。
棲真(zhen)禪寺(si)位于(yu)油車(che)港鎮,建于(yu)北宋(song)開(kai)寶(bao)(bao)二年(969),據清末《聞川(chuan)志稿》記載,當時寶(bao)(bao)月(yue)大師云(yun)游到麟(lin)瑞鄉丁安蕩畔,棲真(zhen)寺(si)舊址時,他(ta)認為此地“地廣境(jing)幽(you),絕絕無塵(chen)跡,足可棲真(zhen)養道”,于(yu)是(shi)筑庵(an)以弘揚佛法,寶(bao)(bao)月(yue)也成為棲真(zhen)寺(si)的開(kai)山祖師。
棲(qi)真寺歷(li)經明(ming)(ming)、清、民國年代,至今(jin)(jin)已有(you)(you)1000余年歷(li)史(shi)。特(te)別是(shi)明(ming)(ming)代天啟年間擴修(xiu)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)閣后,規模(mo)盛大(da)(da),寺院面積約32畝。鼎盛時期尚有(you)(you)和(he)尚100余人,有(you)(you)大(da)(da)雄(xiong)寶(bao)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、觀音(yin)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、地(di)藏(zang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、閻王殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、純陽殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、千(qian)佛殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)等大(da)(da)小殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)10余只。棲(qi)真寺于1952年改為糧(liang)倉(cang),在有(you)(you)關方面的支持下,進(jin)行著重修(xiu)工作,如(ru)今(jin)(jin)大(da)(da)雄(xiong)寶(bao)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)已基本竣(jun)工,即將建造(zao)伽藍殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、星宿殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、千(qian)佛閣等殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)閣。今(jin)(jin)尚存(cun)明(ming)(ming)代所(suo)值銀杏,雙(shuang)樹(shu)并峙,高二十(shi)余米(mi),須兩三(san)人圍抱。
本(ben)寺三(san)(san)建(jian)三(san)(san)毀,令得四次重建(jian),地(di)人(ren)張(zhang)仲品等二十(shi)多人(ren)于1993年共議組(zu)會集資復修,蒙臺(tai)張(zhang)植,嚴(yan)侃、張(zhang)漢光等,僑(qiao)胞程煒、胡永杬等,溫州大(da)嶨(xue)、本(ben)地(di)施主大(da)力(li)資助,今(jin)已建(jian)成金剛殿、大(da)雄寶殿、觀(guan)音殿、地(di)藏殿、三(san)(san)圣殿、右僧樓、左廚(chu)房。寺內(nei)占地(di)3050 m2,,建(jian)筑面積1012 m2,寺周占地(di)3200 m2,本(ben)寺建(jian)筑精(jing)美,宏偉壯觀(guan),仿唐宋古(gu)貌,布局(ju)合理,對(dui)古(gu)剎保護,今(jin)后(hou)還須作出(chu)不懈努力(li)。1997年列為文成縣(xian)第五批(pi)文物保護管理單位。