天(tian)然寺(si)位于(yu)遼(liao)寧省(sheng)葫蘆島市連山(shan)(shan)區(qu)鋼屯鎮張(zhang)家溝村邢屯,坐(zuo)落于(yu)大虹螺山(shan)(shan)正(zheng)南麓的(de)山(shan)(shan)腳下。天(tian)然寺(si)三面環山(shan)(shan),奇峰峭崖,重巒疊嶂,海拔超千米。山(shan)(shan)上古樹參天(tian),草木繁茂,植被(bei)豐厚(hou),幽(you)靜肅穆(mu),風景如(ru)畫(hua)。天(tian)然寺(si)猶如(ru)一顆璀璨的(de)明珠,鑲嵌在瓊巒玉樹間,耀眼生輝。
天(tian)然寺依山勢而(er)建(jian)(jian)造,布局嚴謹,層層殿(dian)(dian)(dian)堂(tang)依山疊起,階梯(ti)式(shi)地勢形成(cheng)了特殊的布局。寺院分上(shang)下二院,總(zong)面積(ji)兩萬(wan)六千余平米,建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)面積(ji)一萬(wan)五(wu)千多平米,建(jian)(jian)有(you)(you)大(da)雄寶殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、天(tian)王(wang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、涅槃(pan)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、三圣殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、大(da)光明殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、念(nian)佛堂(tang)、說法堂(tang)、五(wu)觀堂(tang)、雙塔(ta)、藏經樓(lou)、鐘鼓二樓(lou),并設有(you)(you)文殊殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、普賢(xian)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、觀音殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、地藏殿(dian)(dian)(dian)及伽藍殿(dian)(dian)(dian)和祖師殿(dian)(dian)(dian)等四個配殿(dian)(dian)(dian),還有(you)(you)建(jian)(jian)有(you)(you)露(lu)天(tian)觀音、銅(tong)質經墻、羅漢山、放生(sheng)池(chi),文書室(shi)、凈修(xiu)院、寮(liao)房(fang)、禪悅(yue)樓(lou)、山門、往(wang)生(sheng)堂(tang)、露(lu)天(tian)銅(tong)鍍金釋迦牟尼佛像(xiang)等。
經牌門到山門是天(tian)然(ran)寺下院(yuan),院(yuan)內建(jian)(jian)有(you)祖師殿(dian)(dian)(dian)和(he)伽藍(lan)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)等殿(dian)(dian)(dian)堂。步入(ru)天(tian)王殿(dian)(dian)(dian),殿(dian)(dian)(dian)內供奉著彌勒佛(fo)和(he)四大天(tian)王。兩側(ce)建(jian)(jian)有(you)鐘鼓二樓(lou),兩株千(qian)年古松(song)傲然(ran)屹(yi)立于院(yuan)中。天(tian)王殿(dian)(dian)(dian)后的兩側(ce)建(jian)(jian)有(you)祖師殿(dian)(dian)(dian)和(he)伽藍(lan)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)。
大雄寶殿(dian)的(de)平臺下(xia)矗立著一尊(zun)石碑,據史(shi)料記(ji)載,原透龍(long)碑刻有“常轉(zhuan)法輪(lun)”四個大字,碑身(shen)長(chang)1.74米,碑寬0.75米,厚(hou)0.2米,開頭有“錦府”字樣,落款是“康(kang)熙六十年(nian)”,這是天(tian)然寺重要的(de)文物之一。
天然寺肇建于(yu)明萬歷年間(jian),于(yu)清康熙六十年(1721年)首(shou)次維(wei)修(xiu),民國年間(jian)再次重修(xiu),后毀(hui)(hui)于(yu)“文革”動亂。僧(seng)人被驅(qu)離寺院(yuan),殿(dian)宇(yu)倒塌,佛像徹底(di)搗毀(hui)(hui),經(jing)書被銷毀(hui)(hui),片瓦無存,僅剩兩株千年古松和一通(tong)透龍碑(bei)碑(bei)首(shou)。
2004年(nian),明續法師受遼寧省葫(hu)蘆(lu)島市連山區宗教局(ju)多次誠邀,白手起家(jia),復興(xing)天然寺。是年(nian)5月17日(ri),圓山法師和明續法師率緇素大(da)眾,舉(ju)(ju)行了隆重的大(da)雄寶殿(dian)奠基儀式。2005年(nian)6月18日(ri),寺院舉(ju)(ju)行了觀世音菩薩石像(xiang)升座儀式。同年(nian),大(da)雄寶殿(dian)重建(jian)竣(jun)工。11月23日(ri),臥佛殿(dian)灑凈。
2006年(nian)(nian)11月18日,天然寺迎請朝陽(yang)佛(fo)(fo)舍利入寺供奉,同日舉(ju)辦(ban)大雄寶殿(dian)和臥佛(fo)(fo)殿(dian)升座儀式。2007年(nian)(nian),寺院(yuan)(yuan)建(jian)(jian)三(san)圣殿(dian)、舍利塔(ta)(ta)、放生池、三(san)層(ceng)的女眾(zhong)寮(liao)房,鋪(pu)建(jian)(jian)廣場(chang)。2008年(nian)(nian),佛(fo)(fo)塔(ta)(ta)、經塔(ta)(ta)藏經。是年(nian)(nian)9月3號,舉(ju)行佛(fo)(fo)塔(ta)(ta)、經塔(ta)(ta)封塔(ta)(ta)儀式。2009年(nian)(nian),將(jiang)2005年(nian)(nian)落座于(yu)寺院(yuan)(yuan)的觀世音菩薩石像(xiang)移于(yu)廣場(chang)供奉。2010年(nian)(nian),天然寺開始興建(jian)(jian)下院(yuan)(yuan),下院(yuan)(yuan)位(wei)于(yu)山門與寺院(yuan)(yuan)大門之間。2011年(nian)(nian),擴(kuo)(kuo)建(jian)(jian)念(nian)佛(fo)(fo)堂(tang),重新(xin)彩繪一新(xin)。2012年(nian)(nian),建(jian)(jian)僧樓,擴(kuo)(kuo)建(jian)(jian)念(nian)佛(fo)(fo)堂(tang)三(san)層(ceng)和女眾(zhong)寮(liao)房四層(ceng),將(jiang)佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)貼金,二龍戲珠(zhu)由齋堂(tang)樓頂移到念(nian)佛(fo)(fo)堂(tang)樓頂。