南粵邊陲的饒平縣所城鎮高埕村北面,有座高峰,名叫“云峯寺”。山腰有座古剎,因山而名,稱“云峯寺”。這里山高石奇,雄偉壯觀,遠望寺后主峰,峰頂端有幾塊巨石,巧合在一起,如同一朵含苞待放的沖天蓮花,真是天造地設,人間奇景。現寺中供奉釋(shi)迦摩(mo)尼三(san)身(shen)佛,十(shi)八羅漢(han),千手千眼觀音。
現在寺院建成前后兩座,有兩廳四房一天井,東西廊及伙房,寺東有石屋,據說李季齋(明步政使陳天資之祖),曹宗(明國子監桌佐教),曾先后在這此讀書。巍峨高山,嶄新寺宇,令人神馳,山門上刻著“云峰寺”三字的石匾,仍然是古代傳下來的那塊匾額,踏進山門,就見彌勒佛當門大笑,使人頓忘塵世(shi)煩惱。背面朝上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)是(shi)(shi)(shi)供奉韋陀菩(pu)薩(sa)。越天井拾級而上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang),就(jiu)是(shi)(shi)(shi)正廳(ting)的欄桿,西邊有(you)石雕對(dui)聯(lian):“明月(yue)松(song)間照,清泉(quan)石上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)流。”正廳(ting)中(zhong)間是(shi)(shi)(shi)“大(da)雄(xiong)寶(bao)殿(dian)”,上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)有(you)木質黑漆金字大(da)額,兩邊高掛楹(ying)聯(lian)(聯(lian)載(zai)“試聯(lian)”目)。大(da)殿(dian)上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)供著(zhu)釋迦牟尼和阿蘭,伽(jia)葉二尊者,兩邊是(shi)(shi)(shi)達摩祖師和伽(jia)藍菩(pu)薩(sa),殿(dian)前供奉的是(shi)(shi)(shi)觀音菩(pu)薩(sa),全部重塑金身(shen),滿室光(guang)華,加上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)氤氳香氣,木魚經聲(sheng),使(shi)人如置身(shen)于世(shi)外仙境。
云(yun)峯寺的勝跡有(you):魁星閣、陳(chen)和(he)洞、鼓石(shi)(shi)、娘子(zi)寨(zhai)、點燈坳、捧心石(shi)(shi)、雷(lei)扣龜、藏兵洞、鐘鼓山、猴頭石(shi)(shi)、蓮花石(shi)(shi)。
云峯(feng)寺(si)始建(jian)(jian)于(yu)宋(song)末,幾(ji)度興廢,至(zhi)明(ming)嘉靖年(nian)(nian)間,兩(liang)廣提學使(shi)進行,“毀淫詞,興社學”,此寺(si)也被(bei)夷為平(ping)地,只(zhi)剩斷墻殘壁。明(ming)崇禎六(liu)年(nian)(nian)(1633年(nian)(nian))寺(si)宇重(zhong)建(jian)(jian),寺(si)址(zhi)遷(qian)于(yu)舊址(zhi)西側,“云峯(feng)寺(si)”三字的(de)山門(men)石(shi)匾(bian)額(e)依然是(shi)(shi)(shi)原寺(si)匾(bian)額(e),原因(yin)是(shi)(shi)(shi)在當年(nian)(nian)在清理舊址(zhi)過程中,從地下掘得(de)出門(men)匾(bian)額(e)及木(mu)雕佛(fo)一尊。自明(ming)代重(zhong)修山以來,又(you)歷數百(bai)年(nian)(nian),至(zhi)解放(fang)后(hou),寺(si)院(yuan)只(zhi)剩斷恒禿壁。一九八四年(nian)(nian),旅居新加坡的(de)陳(chen)溪河先生發起七十余眾捐資(zi),又(you)蒙十方(fang)善(shan)信及諸(zhu)(zhu)山長老鼎力相(xiang)助,主(zhu)持比丘尼釋(shi)光(guang)(guang)彩主(zhu)其事,歷盡艱辛,重(zhong)建(jian)(jian)了(le)大雄寶殿(dian),門(men)樓及兩(liang)廂,重(zhong)塑諸(zhu)(zhu)佛(fo)金(jin)身(shen)。現(xian)在寺(si)院(yuan)建(jian)(jian)成前后(hou)兩(liang)座(zuo),有兩(liang)廳(ting)四房(fang)一天(tian)(tian)井,東西廊(lang)及伙(huo)房(fang),寺(si)東有石(shi)屋,據說李季(ji)齋(明(ming)步政使(shi)陳(chen)天(tian)(tian)資(zi)之祖),曹宗(明(ming)國子監桌佐教),曾先后(hou)在這此讀(du)書。巍峨(e)高山,嶄新寺(si)宇,令人神馳,山門(men)上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)刻著(zhu)“云峰寺(si)”三字的(de)石(shi)匾(bian),仍(reng)然是(shi)(shi)(shi)古(gu)代傳(chuan)下來的(de)那塊(kuai)匾(bian)額(e),踏(ta)進山門(men),就見(jian)彌勒佛(fo)當門(men)大笑(xiao),使(shi)人頓忘塵世煩惱。背面朝上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)是(shi)(shi)(shi)供(gong)奉韋陀菩薩(sa)。越(yue)天(tian)(tian)井拾(shi)級(ji)而上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang),就是(shi)(shi)(shi)正廳(ting)的(de)欄(lan)桿,西邊(bian)有石(shi)雕對聯:“明(ming)月松間照,清泉石(shi)上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)流。”正廳(ting)中間是(shi)(shi)(shi)“大雄寶殿(dian)”,上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)有木(mu)質黑漆金(jin)字大額(e),兩(liang)邊(bian)高掛楹聯(聯載“試(shi)聯”目(mu))。大殿(dian)上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)供(gong)著(zhu)釋(shi)迦牟尼和(he)(he)阿蘭,伽(jia)葉二(er)尊者,兩(liang)邊(bian)是(shi)(shi)(shi)達(da)摩(mo)祖師和(he)(he)伽(jia)藍菩薩(sa),殿(dian)前供(gong)奉的(de)是(shi)(shi)(shi)觀音菩薩(sa),全部重(zhong)塑金(jin)身(shen),滿室光(guang)(guang)華,加上(shang)(shang)(shang)(shang)氤氳(yun)香(xiang)氣(qi),木(mu)魚經聲,使(shi)人如置身(shen)于(yu)世外仙境。