慧光(guang)寺原名光(guang)孝寺，又(you)稱(cheng)萬(wan)壽寺、報(bao)恩(en)寺。二00七年十(shi)二月二十(shi)五日，經省民宗委(wei)粵(yue)民宗行政審批(pi)[2007]26號(hao)文(wen)《關于同意設立(li)連州(zhou)市慧光(guang)寺的批(pi)復》正式命名為慧光(guang)寺。慧光(guang)寺位于連州(zhou)市區(qu)慧光(guang)路慧光(guang)塔側(ce)。始建(jian)(jian)(jian)于南(nan)北(bei)朝宋泰始七年（公元471年），北(bei)宋嘉(jia)佑(you)六年僧法(fa)辯重建(jian)(jian)(jian)，明(ming)朝嘉(jia)靖二十(shi)二年僧普化又(you)重建(jian)(jian)(jian)，清朝道光(guang)十(shi)年再重建(jian)(jian)(jian)。
慧(hui)光(guang)(guang)寺主殿左(zuo)側為(wei)慧(hui)光(guang)(guang)法(fa)堂(tang)，堂(tang)后為(wei)數(shu)十楹(ying)方丈禪房。上有羅漢堂(tang)、華嚴閣，旁有香積廚，中造浮圖十余(yu)丈，置銀(yin)纓舍利。
歷史背景、現狀與問題
根據史料記載(zai)慧光(guang)寺(si)位于州(zhou)城(cheng)(cheng)南(nan)(nan)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)外東(dong)(dong)側；連州(zhou)城(cheng)(cheng)規制(zhi)：平面呈圓(yuan)(yuan)形(xing)，辟(pi)東(dong)(dong)南(nan)(nan)西(xi)(xi)三門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)，北(bei)置(zhi)北(bei)樓無(wu)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)，東(dong)(dong)西(xi)(xi)南(nan)(nan)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)辟(pi)甕(weng)城(cheng)(cheng)，西(xi)(xi)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)由于河道的關系甕(weng)城(cheng)(cheng)內置(zhi)，東(dong)(dong)南(nan)(nan)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)均外置(zhi)甕(weng)城(cheng)(cheng)以利防御(yu)。南(nan)(nan)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)為州(zhou)的主(zhu)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)，亦為城(cheng)(cheng)池防御(yu)的重點(dian)，沿河道圈(quan)一路橢(tuo)圓(yuan)(yuan)形(xing)的羅城(cheng)(cheng)，其中東(dong)(dong)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)曰“永東(dong)(dong)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)”，南(nan)(nan)辟(pi)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)四(si)座，由西(xi)(xi)向東(dong)(dong)依次為“朝陽門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)”、“濟(ji)川門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)”、“龍澤(ze)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)”、“鎮江門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)”；城(cheng)(cheng)隍(huang)廟、慧光(guang)寺(si)、萬壽宮、慧光(guang)塔(ta)(ta)居南(nan)(nan)羅城(cheng)(cheng)的東(dong)(dong)側，城(cheng)(cheng)隍(huang)廟、慧光(guang)寺(si)、萬壽宮沿東(dong)(dong)西(xi)(xi)橫向排列，慧光(guang)塔(ta)(ta)位于慧光(guang)寺(si)東(dong)(dong)北(bei)方向。
慧(hui)光(guang)(guang)塔是(shi)國(guo)務院(yuan)公布的重(zhong)點文物(wu)保護單(dan)位。慧(hui)光(guang)(guang)塔始建于(yu)南北朝(chao)時期的泰始四年（公元468年）。宋(song)代(dai)重(zhong)建，兼具(ju)唐宋(song)建筑(zhu)風格，六角(jiao)九層(ceng)通高49.866米(mi)，是(shi)廣(guang)(guang)東省(sheng)目前(qian)保存較(jiao)好的一座樓閣式(shi)磚室佛教(jiao)塔，且結構(gou)較(jiao)為特殊(shu)，其鴛(yuan)鴦交手拱在廣(guang)(guang)東罕見。慧(hui)光(guang)(guang)塔的西側現狀(zhuang)有一所小學，其余均(jun)為二——三層(ceng)的民宅(zhai)。
慧(hui)(hui)光(guang)(guang)塔(ta)(ta)位(wei)于廣(guang)東(dong)(dong)省連(lian)州市連(lian)州鎮慧(hui)(hui)光(guang)(guang)路(lu)南端107國道旁，地(di)理坐標(biao)為東(dong)(dong)經112°30′，北(bei)緯24°70′。慧(hui)(hui)光(guang)(guang)塔(ta)(ta)附近地(di)貌為半丘陵，海(hai)拔(ba)100米(mi)左右，四面環山。東(dong)(dong)西(xi)兩端從巾峰山至連(lian)江河地(di)勢逐漸低緩，形成(cheng)東(dong)(dong)高(gao)西(xi)低，南北(bei)相對平(ping)緩的河谷(gu)平(ping)原。
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