臥(wo)(wo)佛(fo)寺位(wei)于卓資山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)鎮(zhen)西4公里處,西距呼和浩特市65公里,南(nan)倚京藏高速公路北(bei)靠110國道,因自(zi)然(ran)(ran)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)體形似臥(wo)(wo)佛(fo)而(er)得名。臥(wo)(wo)佛(fo)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)地(di)處大青(qing)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)東(dong)側,東(dong)臨大黑(hei)河,西接武(wu)要(yao)故城,南(nan)北(bei)都是一望無際(ji)的丘陵(ling)地(di)帶,整個(ge)臥(wo)(wo)佛(fo)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)遠遠看去酷似一尊釋迦牟尼大佛(fo),悠(you)閑自(zi)在,氣象萬(wan)千。臥(wo)(wo)佛(fo)并非(fei)人(ren)工開鑿,而(er)是天然(ran)(ran)生(sheng)成(cheng)。它是一座(zuo)自(zi)然(ran)(ran)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)體,頭枕(zhen)黑(hei)河,腳踏涼山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),仰(yang)天而(er)視,輪廓清晰(xi)。側視臉(lian)龐,眉目(mu)分明,鼻準高隆(long),嘴(zui)唇(chun)微合,兩耳垂地(di),大腹朝(chao)天,仰(yang)臥(wo)(wo)于青(qing)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)綠水之(zhi)間,仿佛(fo)長途(tu)跋涉后的小憩,慈眉善(shan)目(mu),神態(tai)安祥,栩栩如生(sheng)。每到夏季,祥云托體,時隱時現,真可謂大自(zi)然(ran)(ran)的神工造化之(zhi)作(zuo)。歷(li)史上臥(wo)(wo)佛(fo)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)寺廟眾多,香火旺盛,歷(li)經(jing)千年滄桑,遺跡仍依稀可見,石人(ren)灣兩根圓形的石柱雕刻著(zhu)回藏等四種文字,向(xiang)游人(ren)訴說(shuo)著(zhu)當年的輝煌。
臥佛山的(de)自然風光秀麗,地(di)形(xing)地(di)貌奇特。從空(kong)中(zhong)鳥瞰(kan),酷似(si)一座觀音的(de)造像(xiang);從地(di)上仰望,奇峰怪(guai)石,姿態萬千。有的(de)像(xiang)觀音拜佛,有的(de)似(si)地(di)藏菩薩,有的(de)似(si)金剛(gang)護法,還有白(bai)象山、駱駝峰、獅(shi)子嶺、圣虎嶺、神龜石、仙人洞等自然景(jing)觀,形(xing)象逼(bi)真(zhen),令人驚嘆......