南(nan)山圣(sheng)壽寺(si)位于英(ying)德市城南(nan)二公里(li)外(wai)的北江(jiang)西(xi)岸，坐落景色秀麗的南(nan)山風景名(ming)勝區內。據(ju)史料記載，圣(sheng)壽寺(si)始建于梁大(da)中通五年（公元533年），距今1400多年，是嶺南(nan)地區較(jiao)早(zao)、較(jiao)著名(ming)的佛(fo)教叢林(lin)。相傳禪宗六祖(zu)惠能在廣州光(guang)孝寺(si)剃度(du)后北上(shang)韶關曹溪修建南(nan)華寺(si)，途(tu)經英(ying)德圣(sheng)壽寺(si)并在此開壇(tan)講經，弘揚(yang)佛(fo)法。圣(sheng)壽寺(si)法化(hua)南(nan)山之靈秀，佛(fo)光(guang)照塵(chen)寰，自古以來，吸引了(le)眾多文人(ren)雅士前(qian)來尋幽覽勝和禮佛(fo)。如唐代(dai)元杰、宋代(dai)大(da)文豪蘇東坡、著名(ming)易學(xue)家石汝礪等名(ming)人(ren)都曾(ceng)游(you)歷(li)此寺(si)并題詩賦詞(ci)。這座千年古剎歷(li)經歲月滄桑，名(ming)稱(cheng)疊改，歷(li)史上(shang)曾(ceng)進行多次重建，留下了(le)許(xu)多佛(fo)教文化(hua)瑰寶和極具歷(li)史文物考(kao)古價(jia)值的巨大(da)摩(mo)崖石刻群。
為使千年(nian)古(gu)剎重現佛(fo)(fo)光，英德市民宗局及四鄰(lin)信(xin)眾誠邀(yao)釋海慧(hui)法師(shi)擔任主(zhu)持，并(bing)(bing)牽頭(tou)重建(jian)南山圣壽(shou)寺(si)。重建(jian)的南山圣壽(shou)寺(si)規(gui)劃(hua)占地面積8萬(wan)平方米，總投(tou)資約6000萬(wan)元。主(zhu)體建(jian)筑(zhu)包括大雄寶殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、天(tian)王殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、祖師(shi)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、萬(wan)佛(fo)(fo)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、觀音(yin)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、地藏殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、玉佛(fo)(fo)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、咖藍殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、法堂、齋堂、客堂、方丈樓、居士(shi)樓、藏經閣、鐘、鼓樓等二十八個殿(dian)(dian)(dian)堂。全部工(gong)程計劃(hua)分三期五年(nian)完成。寺(si)院規(gui)劃(hua)具有(you)古(gu)代與現代相融合(he)的特(te)色，建(jian)筑(zhu)風格(ge)以仿唐代古(gu)建(jian)筑(zhu)為主(zhu)，結合(he)嶺南古(gu)建(jian)筑(zhu)文化(hua)特(te)點來全面設計，力爭成為嶺南地區較大并(bing)(bing)具有(you)一定影響力的佛(fo)(fo)教叢(cong)林(lin)。
近年(nian)來，南山風景區即(ji)為(wei)英德(de)重(zhong)點(dian)打造的(de)旅游景點(dian)之一(yi)。南山風景區有省級重(zhong)點(dian)文物保護單位(wei)南山石(shi)刻，有紀念蘇軾兩到英德(de)的(de)人(ren)文景觀坡翁亭，有傳說中舜帝南巡時歇(xie)腳奏樂的(de)鳴(ming)弦峰(feng)，以及即(ji)將重(zhong)建的(de)南山宗教文化標志(zhi)南山圣(sheng)壽(shou)寺。
南(nan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)摩崖(ya)(ya)石刻(ke)(ke)位于(yu)英(ying)德縣(xian)英(ying)城(cheng)鎮南(nan)郊(jiao)一公里的(de)(de)南(nan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)。南(nan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)由(you)大(da)小十八個(ge)(ge)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)峰組成。南(nan)朝梁中大(da)通五年(nian)（533年(nian)）在(zai)(zai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)腳(jiao)建(jian)有“萬壽寺”，寄寓壽比南(nan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)之(zhi)吉祥(xiang)而得名。唐(tang)宋時(shi)期(qi)南(nan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)建(jian)有亭(ting)臺樓閣等32個(ge)(ge)景(jing)點，吸引著(zhu)歷代(dai)游(you)人賦詩(shi)題(ti)(ti)(ti)(ti)刻(ke)(ke)留念(nian)。唐(tang)元(yuan)和(he)六(liu)年(nian)（811年(nian)）貞陽(yang)(yang)縣(xian)令侯著(zhu)為南(nan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)景(jing)點“涵暉洞”題(ti)(ti)(ti)(ti)名石刻(ke)(ke)，是南(nan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)第一題(ti)(ti)(ti)(ti)摩崖(ya)(ya)石刻(ke)(ke)。從(cong)唐(tang)代(dai)至民(min)國，南(nan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)摩崖(ya)(ya)石刻(ke)(ke)原有140多題(ti)(ti)(ti)(ti)，現存(cun)106題(ti)(ti)(ti)(ti)。其中唐(tang)代(dai)5題(ti)(ti)(ti)(ti)，宋代(dai)59題(ti)(ti)(ti)(ti)，明代(dai)11題(ti)(ti)(ti)(ti)，清代(dai)9題(ti)(ti)(ti)(ti)，民(min)國２題(ti)(ti)(ti)(ti)，年(nian)代(dai)不明的(de)(de)20題(ti)(ti)(ti)(ti)。內容有題(ti)(ti)(ti)(ti)名、題(ti)(ti)(ti)(ti)記(ji)、題(ti)(ti)(ti)(ti)字與詩(shi)刻(ke)(ke)，以詩(shi)刻(ke)(ke)為最多。書(shu)體有篆、楷、行(xing)草等。著(zhu)名的(de)(de)有唐(tang)代(dai)元(yuan)杰(jie)的(de)(de)《湞陽(yang)(yang)果業(ye)寺開(kai)東(dong)嶺洞谷(gu)銘并序(xu)》，宋代(dai)文(wen)學家蘇(su)東(dong)坡被貶英(ying)州(zhou)時(shi)，帶著(zhu)幼子蘇(su)過游(you)覽南(nan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)景(jing)點后(hou)的(de)(de)題(ti)(ti)(ti)(ti)名石刻(ke)(ke)，有宋代(dai)英(ying)州(zhou)知(zhi)州(zhou)劉仲堪的(de)(de)《南(nan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)十詠并序(xu)》、石汝(ru)勵(li)的(de)(de)《英(ying)州(zhou)南(nan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)圣(sheng)壽寺水(shui)車(che)記(ji)》、張(zhang)俞的(de)(de)《廣東(dong)路新開(kai)峽山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)棧(zhan)路記(ji)》、李(li)修的(de)(de)《英(ying)州(zhou)眾樂亭(ting)記(ji)》，還有明代(dai)杜宥詩(shi)刻(ke)(ke)，清代(dai)李(li)調元(yuan)詩(shi)刻(ke)(ke)，民(min)國《重修南(nan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)寺紀事(shi)》等。蘇(su)軾南(nan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)題(ti)(ti)(ti)(ti)名云：“蜀人蘇(su)軾子瞻，南(nan)遷(qian)惠州(zhou)，艤舟巖下，與幼子過同游(you)圣(sheng)壽寺，遇隱者(zhe)石君汝(ru)勵(li)，器(qi)之(zhi)，話羅浮之(zhi)勝，至莫（暮）乃(nai)去。紹圣(sheng)元(yuan)年(nian)九月(yue)十二日(ri)書(shu)。”此石刻(ke)(ke)已于(yu)1969年(nian)在(zai)(zai)修建(jian)木柴場時(shi)被炸毀。南(nan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)摩崖(ya)(ya)石刻(ke)(ke)始于(yu)唐(tang)，盛于(yu)宋，至民(min)國年(nian)間止，前后(hou)時(shi)間延續1100多年(nian)。現存(cun)石刻(ke)(ke)大(da)部分保(bao)存(cun)完(wan)好，但(dan)有一些由(you)于(yu)風(feng)化嚴重，已剝落難辨(bian)，如(ru)《水(shui)車(che)記(ji)》、《棧(zhan)路記(ji)》等，全(quan)文(wen)只能在(zai)(zai)文(wen)獻中查找了。
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