新(xin)街(jie)九蓮寺(si),位于江蘇東臺市新(xin)街(jie)鎮東北(bei)九島(dao)(dao)連(lian)環(huan)的本島(dao)(dao)之上,與富有(you)靈氣的“新(xin)八島(dao)(dao)”隔河相望(wang)。
它依堤(di)臨水,環境清(qing)幽,佛傳淵(yuan)遠,香火旺盛。蓮寺內建有古樸典雅的大雄寶殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、山門(men)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、天王殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、臥佛殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、觀(guan)音殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、靜心樓(lou)、明心樓(lou)、講堂、齋等(deng)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)宇,建筑面(mian)積達5500平(ping)方(fang)米,總資產(chan)4500多萬元。
九蓮寺又以“玉(yu)佛(fo)寺”享譽(yu)海內(nei)外。寺內(nei)供奉玉(yu)佛(fo)123尊(zun),均為選(xuan)自緬甸(dian)的優質漢(han)白玉(yu)精工雕琢(zhuo)而成。
如今,九(jiu)蓮寺(si)與“竹海"僅一水之隔。
寺內晨(chen)鐘暮鼓,念佛誦(song)經。寺外竹(zhu)影婆(po)娑,鳥語花香,流水潺(chan)潺(chan),通江(jiang)達(da)海(hai),是為佛家寶地(di)。