宗善(shan)禪(chan)寺(si)又名羊山寺(si)坐落在羊山上,并非在岠山峰(feng)頂(ding),羊山寺(si)和岠山上面(mian)的寺(si)廟沒有關系(岠山原名嶧(yi)陽山、葛嶧(yi)山)地處江蘇邳州和睢寧交界處.海(hai)拔
213米,是蘇(su)北除(chu)連(lian)云(yun)港云(yun)臺山(shan)之外(wai)的最高峰。康熙年間進士季運隆(long)所輯的下邳“八(ba)景”詩中有(you)這樣的描(miao)繪:峰獨秀(xiu)聳長空。據史(shi)料記載,岠山(shan)古木蔽日,古時(shi),山(shan)巔有(you)寨(zhai),寨(zhai)內有(you)“泰山(shan)行宮”。
2002年在(zai)(zai)政府支(zhi)持(chi)下寺(si)廟得以復建,現(xian)占地60畝寺(si)內有三圣寶殿觀(guan)音殿地藏(zang)殿等(deng)殿閣、寺(si)內松柏(bo)蒼翠、銀杏如蓋,金殿巍峨,氣勢宏偉、莊重厲穆,古(gu)色古(gu)香,乃一派(pai)古(gu)剎風光之圣地。寺(si)院(yuan)現(xian)在(zai)(zai)住(zhu)持(chi):圣祥(xiang)大(da)師。
公元193年,東漢下(xia)(xia)(xia)邳(pi)國(guo)丹陽人(ren)笮融任(ren)下(xia)(xia)(xia)邳(pi)相時(shi),就(jiu)在下(xia)(xia)(xia)邳(pi)城西(xi)南二里處的羊山上(shang)建(jian)(jian)浮屠寺(si)(si)。浮屠寺(si)(si)上(shang)累(lei)金盤(pan)下(xia)(xia)(xia)為(wei)重樓,可容(rong)三千余人(ren)。浮屠寺(si)(si)里建(jian)(jian)有(you)佛(fo)塔(ta)(ta)(ta),塔(ta)(ta)(ta)上(shang)有(you)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)個金盤(pan)(九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)面銅鏡(jing)):八(ba)面朝八(ba)方,中(zhong)間(jian)一(yi)面朝天,故名(ming)(ming)(ming)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)鏡(jing)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)。磚石建(jian)(jian)造的九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)鏡(jing)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)為(wei)八(ba)角九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)級(ji),各層均有(you)飛檐(yan)翹(qiao)角,塔(ta)(ta)(ta)身內外有(you)佛(fo)雕480尊,飾以黃金錦衣。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)有(you)148級(ji)臺階,盤(pan)旋而上(shang)至塔(ta)(ta)(ta)頂,為(wei)我國(guo)最早的寶塔(ta)(ta)(ta).浮屠寺(si)(si)還曾因(yin)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)鏡(jing)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)而更名(ming)(ming)(ming)為(wei)“九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)鏡(jing)禪(chan)寺(si)(si)”,至唐代貞觀年間(jian),九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)鏡(jing)禪(chan)寺(si)(si)更名(ming)(ming)(ming)為(wei)釋(shi)迦院,這便是羊山宗善禪(chan)寺(si)(si)的前身。九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)鏡(jing)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)不幸在宋(song)、金戰(zhan)火中(zhong)毀沒。
明朝成化(hua)年(nian)(nian)間,宮中太監(jian)邳州(zhou)人(ren)(ren)徐瑛,奉(feng)皇(huang)后(hou)懿(yi)旨,斥資(zi)重建釋迦院,成化(hua)七年(nian)(nian)(1471年(nian)(nian))5月落成,憲宗(zong)皇(huang)帝(di)朱見深(shen)賜名為“宗(zong)善禪寺(si)(si)”。該(gai)寺(si)(si)規模宏大(da)(da),由山(shan)(shan)下往上(shang)登十八盤,山(shan)(shan)門楹聯(lian)為“千(qian)(qian)秋泗濱三(san)寶(bao)地,萬古羊山(shan)(shan)一禪林”。其殿(dian)(dian)(dian)堂,依山(shan)(shan)勢往上(shang)逐(zhu)層為“金剛殿(dian)(dian)(dian)”、“接引殿(dian)(dian)(dian)”、“大(da)(da)慈殿(dian)(dian)(dian)”、“羅漢(han)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)”,后(hou)院有(you)(you)兩層樓殿(dian)(dian)(dian)供(gong)奉(feng)“皇(huang)姑像(xiang)”和“三(san)官”,東(dong)西兩側分別是(shi)“玄都殿(dian)(dian)(dian)”和“閻羅殿(dian)(dian)(dian)”。該(gai)寺(si)(si)供(gong)奉(feng)的如來銅像(xiang),佛(fo)身鑄有(you)(you)小佛(fo)千(qian)(qian)尊(zun),佛(fo)像(xiang)重達4800斤。該(gai)寺(si)(si)在解(jie)放前極(ji)負勝(sheng)名,寺(si)(si)內(nei)有(you)(you)常住僧(seng)近百(bai)人(ren)(ren),天天都有(you)(you)善男信女及游客上(shang)千(qian)(qian)人(ren)(ren)出入。不(bu)幸的是(shi),寺(si)(si)廟在抗(kang)戰期間曾遭日軍焚壞(huai);文化(hua)革命期間,寺(si)(si)僧(seng)被逐(zhu)(最后(hou)一位僧(seng)人(ren)(ren)法名釋海潮(chao),于1970年(nian)(nian)去逝),寺(si)(si)產也被毀壞(huai)殆盡,僅存“宗(zong)善寺(si)(si)”匾額一塊。