瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)寺位于(yu)福建(jian)(jian)省福清市境內的(de)瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)。北宋(song)所(suo)建(jian)(jian),距今約(yue)九百(bai)年(nian)(nian)(nian)歷史。瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)中(zhong)怪巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)奇洞,勝(sheng)景(jing)(jing)甚多,著名的(de)有(you)(you)佛(fo)窟巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)、天(tian)(tian)(tian)章巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)、大(da)洞天(tian)(tian)(tian)、振衣臺(tai)、桃(tao)花洞等(deng)三(san)(san)十(shi)七奇景(jing)(jing)。山(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)石(shi)(shi)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan),史載(zai)(zai)有(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)孔洞大(da)如箕,水滿其中(zhong),春夏不涸(he),人稱「可通海」。北宋(song)宣和四年(nian)(nian)(nian)(一(yi)(yi)一(yi)(yi)二(er)二(er)年(nian)(nian)(nian))團欒居士(shi)于(yu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)南開辟(pi)景(jing)(jing)物,并創建(jian)(jian)瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)寺。佛(fo)殿梵宮依山(shan)(shan)(shan)而建(jian)(jian),恢宏壯麗。后歷代有(you)(you)興修,現有(you)(you)建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)為(wei)明末(mo)清初及(ji)民國初所(suo)筑(zhu)。寺西(xi)有(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)巨(ju)大(da)石(shi)(shi)雕(diao)(diao)彌(mi)勒(le)佛(fo)像(xiang)(xiang),為(wei)全國重(zhong)點保(bao)護文(wen)(wen)物。明嘉靖年(nian)(nian)(nian)間(一(yi)(yi)五二(er)二(er)年(nian)(nian)(nian)至(zhi)(zhi)一(yi)(yi)五六(liu)六(liu)年(nian)(nian)(nian)),戚(qi)繼光(guang)游瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)山(shan)(shan)(shan),開辟(pi)大(da)洞天(tian)(tian)(tian)、宜睡洞、歸云洞諸勝(sheng)景(jing)(jing),并于(yu)嘉靖四十(shi)三(san)(san)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(一(yi)(yi)五六(liu)四年(nian)(nian)(nian))九月,書《瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)開山(shan)(shan)(shan)記略》,立碑于(yu)彌(mi)勒(le)像(xiang)(xiang)左。自(zi)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)頂(ding)鳥(niao)瞰遠(yuan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)近水,云影天(tian)(tian)(tian)光(guang),心曠神怡。 瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)寺獨具特色的(de)佛(fo)教(jiao)文(wen)(wen)物當屬瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)彌(mi)勒(le)佛(fo)造(zao)像(xiang)(xiang)。它在(zai)瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)寺西(xi)。系(xi)用(yong)一(yi)(yi)天(tian)(tian)(tian)然巨(ju)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)圓雕(diao)(diao)而成,是一(yi)(yi)尊(zun)高和厚(hou)各(ge)(ge)約(yue)九米(mi)、寬十(shi)米(mi)的(de)彌(mi)勒(le)佛(fo)坐(zuo)像(xiang)(xiang),據《海口特志》記載(zai)(zai):「元(yuan)至(zhi)(zhi)正(zheng)元(yuan)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(一(yi)(yi)三(san)(san)四一(yi)(yi)年(nian)(nian)(nian)),邑(yi)人呂伯恭(gong)琢(zhuo)大(da)石(shi)(shi)為(wei)彌(mi)勒(le)佛(fo)像(xiang)(xiang),高三(san)(san)丈五尺,相傳琢(zhuo)匠日間有(you)(you)百(bai)人,夜間只(zhi)有(you)(you)九十(shi)九人,疑有(you)(you)神助。」明洪武(wu)二(er)十(shi)三(san)(san)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(一(yi)(yi)三(san)(san)九○年(nian)(nian)(nian))僧(seng)悟普(pu)構堂(tang)覆(fu)之,現周圍(wei)仍(reng)存有(you)(you)石(shi)(shi)柱(zhu),堂(tang)已圮。嘉靖末(mo),參將(jiang)戚(qi)繼光(guang)勒(le)石(shi)(shi)紀(ji)勝(sheng),碑文(wen)(wen)系(xi)周天(tian)(tian)(tian)球所(suo)書。又鐫「望(wang)闕臺(tai)」三(san)(san)字。泰昌元(yuan)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(一(yi)(yi)六(liu)二(er)0年(nian)(nian)(nian)),少師葉文(wen)(wen)忠公(gong)募資重(zhong)建(jian)(jian),石(shi)(shi)像(xiang)(xiang)盤腿坐(zuo),袒胸露肩,左手拈珠,右手撫(fu)腹,兩眼微瞇,雙(shuang)耳(er)垂肩,笑容可鞠。腿腰上(shang)還雕(diao)(diao)有(you)(you)三(san)(san)尊(zun)小(xiao)羅(luo)漢,逼(bi)真生動(dong)地表現了彌(mi)勒(le)慈祥、樂觀(guan)的(de)性格,形神兼備(bei),為(wei)元(yuan)朝(chao)(chao)石(shi)(shi)雕(diao)(diao)的(de)杰作,是我國東南較(jiao)大(da)的(de)石(shi)(shi)雕(diao)(diao)佛(fo)像(xiang)(xiang)。 瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)寺現存主要佛(fo)教(jiao)建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)有(you)(you)大(da)雄寶殿、文(wen)(wen)昌閣仙(xian)公(gong)樓、伽藍殿。最后一(yi)(yi)次重(zhong)建(jian)(jian)是一(yi)(yi)九九五年(nian)(nian)(nian)。寺內有(you)(you)僧(seng)舍利(li)塔五座,其中(zhong)較(jiao)具文(wen)(wen)物價值的(de)是「祖師舍利(li)塔」,陰刻梵文(wen)(wen)。另有(you)(you)各(ge)(ge)類碑記六(liu)十(shi)八塊,均(jun)屬宋(song)朝(chao)(chao)和明朝(chao)(chao)所(suo)立。 現任監院志禪(chan)法(fa)師,三(san)(san)十(shi)余歲,福建(jian)(jian)省福鼎人,畢業于(yu)福建(jian)(jian)佛(fo)學院。