七鼎龍潭寺位于開原市威遠鎮境內,始建于清乾隆初葉,至今已有兩百多年的歷史,是遼(liao)北馳名的旅游佛教圣地(di)。七鼎龍(long)潭寺周圍自然環優美,其(qi)(qi)山屬長(chang)白山支脈哈達嶺(ling)的延(yan)續部分(fen),山有(you)七峰,拱抱如環,龍(long)潭寺就座落于其(qi)(qi)中,并且寺前有(you)二泓潭水,東西并列,常年不枯(ku),一池(chi)荷花、一潭菱角。
目前,龍(long)潭寺院內的天(tian)王殿、大雄寶殿、觀音閣(ge)、伽蘭殿等建筑已恢復建設完畢,氣勢(shi)恢宏,香火(huo)很盛(sheng),已成為東北著名(ming)的佛教勝(sheng)地。
寺中(zhong)的大(da)雄寶殿(dian)里供(gong)(gong)奉(feng)(feng)(feng)著(zhu)三如來,中(zhong)間供(gong)(gong)奉(feng)(feng)(feng)著(zhu)釋(shi)迦牟(mou)尼佛,東方供(gong)(gong)奉(feng)(feng)(feng)藥師佛,西(xi)(xi)方供(gong)(gong)奉(feng)(feng)(feng)著(zhu)阿彌佗佛,西(xi)(xi)側供(gong)(gong)奉(feng)(feng)(feng)著(zhu)文殊和(he)普賢菩薩(sa)以(yi)及(ji)五百羅漢,后邊供(gong)(gong)奉(feng)(feng)(feng)著(zhu)大(da)慈大(da)悲的觀世音菩薩(sa)。
每逢法事、廟會(hui),都有眾(zhong)多的游(you)客、香(xiang)客來此游(you)覽、朝拜(bai)。
七鼎(ding)龍潭(tan)寺(si)始建于清朝乾隆初年(nian),因七個郁郁蔥(cong)(cong)蔥(cong)(cong)山巒(luan)疊翠的山峰圍我護著(zhu)一眼神(shen)泉(quan)而(er)得名。
相傳(chuan)二百七(qi)十六年前(qian)(qian)卓前(qian)(qian),山(shan)(shan)西五(wu)臺(tai)山(shan)(shan)演(yan)智大師,在(zai)訪遍名山(shan)(shan)大川的時候云游到此,看到龍潭翊山(shan)(shan)有(you)七(qi)峰(feng)(feng)相連,峰(feng)(feng)峰(feng)(feng)蒼翠樹茂(mao)草(cao)深(shen),七(qi)峰(feng)(feng)環抱山(shan)(shan)前(qian)(qian)有(you)一(yi)條河,由北向西滾滾而去(qu),宛如一(yi)條云帶飄落人間,環山(shan)(shan)下有(you)一(yi)潭,潭水(shui)(shui)清澈(che)見(jian)底(di),潭西側有(you)一(yi)泉,演(yan)智大師喝了這泉水(shui)(shui)后,品其甘甜爽口,飲幾日(ri)后頓時覺得數月旅(lv)途(tu)勞累神疲(pi)之(zhi)感(gan)盡消,神氣涌(yong)動(dong)內力外張,于是他(ta)非常高興,稱(cheng)此泉水(shui)(shui)為(wei)“神水(shui)(shui)”,并(bing)在(zai)此地定(ding)址造寺,命名為(wei)“七(qi)鼎龍潭寺”。