廣東省電白縣太平(ping)禪寺菩提苑(原名(ming)太平(ping)寺),始建於明朝洪武丁丑年(nian)(nian)(nian)公元一三九七年(nian)(nian)(nian),至今已有近七百年(nian)(nian)(nian)歷(li)史(shi)。
昔(xi)日寺院(yuan),是典型的四合院(yuan)磚木結(jie)構,前有(you)山門(men)殿(dian)(dian)(dian),天王殿(dian)(dian)(dian),中間(jian)是大雄寶殿(dian)(dian)(dian),后有(you)三(san)圣殿(dian)(dian)(dian),藏經樓(lou),法(fa)堂(tang),兩邊是鐘鼓樓(lou),客堂(tang),功德堂(tang),伽藍殿(dian)(dian)(dian),祖師殿(dian)(dian)(dian),僧(seng)寮等......為古規叢林道場。寺院(yuan)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)宇輝(hui)煌,香(xiang)火(huo)鼎(ding)盛(sheng),僧(seng)才輩出,十方(fang)信眾(zhong)紛來朝拜(bai),在(zai)粵西地(di)界有(you)著(zhu)較大影響。
但於解放初期,教育辦(ban)學,原址(zhi)被政(zheng)府(fu)征用改為沙朗中心小學,致使(shi)三寶隱(yin)沒。因(yin)緣際會(hui),一(yi)(yi)九九七年(nian),應廣(guang)大信教群眾的要求(qiu),各級政(zheng)府(fu)的努力,并得到省政(zheng)府(fu)宗(zong)教事務局(ju)的批準,選(xuan)址(zhi)於鎮新城公園內重建(jian)太(tai)平古寺,同年(nian)十一(yi)(yi)月初六(liu)正式(shi)奠基起建(jian),建(jian)殿宇一(yi)(yi)座。
現今寺(si)院(yuan)一切正(zheng)在恢(hui)復修建中,愿(yuan)十方信心緇素檀越,來此(ci)發菩提心,共建莊(zhuang)嚴梵宇(yu),護(hu)佛圣教,共建和(he)諧,莊(zhuang)嚴國土,利樂有(you)情....