建筑
安(an)岳(yue)縣木門寺(si)的(de)寺(si)前立有石(shi)坊,上書“東普禪林”。石(shi)亭內葬明代(dai)高(gao)僧無際(ji)禪師尸骨(公元1380-1446年)。無際(ji)禪師俗姓莫氏,諱了悟,法(fa)號無際(ji),潼川(chuan)府(fu)安(an)岳(yue)白鶴(he)巖人,著(zhu)有《道林錄》流傳于(yu)世。
無(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)際禪(chan)(chan)(chan)師(shi)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)背北面(mian)(mian)(mian)南,為(wei)(wei)(wei)石(shi)砌仿木建(jian)(jian)筑的(de)(de)(de)無(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)梁(liang)(liang)方殿,成“介”字形(xing),高(gao)(gao)12米(mi),長7.8米(mi),寬(kuan)(kuan)6.8米(mi)。亭(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)的(de)(de)(de)柱(zhu)(zhu)、枋、檐(yan)、脊(ji)、斗拱(gong)(gong)(gong)、熬頭、房(fang)瓦、滴水、椽(chuan)子等均為(wei)(wei)(wei)石(shi)制,但從外觀看卻(que)和木制畢真(zhen)無(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)異,真(zhen)可謂天(tian)工開物。石(shi)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)系單檐(yan)四(si)角(jiao)(jiao)攢尖式,飛(fei)檐(yan)挑角(jiao)(jiao)面(mian)(mian)(mian)寬(kuan)(kuan)6.8米(mi),進深(shen)5.65米(mi),通高(gao)(gao)10米(mi),檐(yan)高(gao)(gao)3.6米(mi),四(si)周(zhou)以斗拱(gong)(gong)(gong)撐托,空(kong)隙間(jian)以鏤空(kong)雕(diao)(diao)(diao)卷(juan)葉花裝飾。脊(ji)上雕(diao)(diao)(diao)飾仙人(ren)、異獸,亭(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)頂(ding)雕(diao)(diao)(diao)刻待放的(de)(de)(de)蓮蕾,象(xiang)征(zheng)著佛家(jia)的(de)(de)(de)圣潔。亭(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)內(nei)正(zheng)中立(li)五(wu)級(ji)八角(jiao)(jiao)石(shi)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)一座,高(gao)(gao)4.7米(mi),須彌座塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)基。這便是無(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)際禪(chan)(chan)(chan)師(shi)圓(yuan)寂的(de)(de)(de)石(shi)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta),內(nei)葬(zang)禪(chan)(chan)(chan)師(shi)立(li)棺一具(ju)。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)身(shen)光滑如鏡,正(zheng)面(mian)(mian)(mian)陰刻無(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)際禪(chan)(chan)(chan)師(shi)坐像。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)頂(ding)部(bu)呈穹窿狀,中心雕(diao)(diao)(diao)團(tuan)花圖案,內(nei)壁四(si)周(zhou)四(si)角(jiao)(jiao)雕(diao)(diao)(diao)卷(juan)草(cao)斗拱(gong)(gong)(gong)12朵,每朵卷(juan)草(cao)上面(mian)(mian)(mian)圓(yuan)雕(diao)(diao)(diao)禪(chan)(chan)(chan)師(shi)弟子像一尊,身(shen)披袈(jia)裟,神態各(ge)異,皆面(mian)(mian)(mian)向禪(chan)(chan)(chan)師(shi)墓塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta),個個面(mian)(mian)(mian)部(bu)表(biao)情悲戚凝重。 為(wei)(wei)(wei)充分(fen)顯示塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)的(de)(de)(de)無(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)比煊赫莊(zhuang)重、珍貴典(dian)雅,又建(jian)(jian)一木質結構的(de)(de)(de)大(da)殿將塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)覆(fu)蓋。此大(da)殿為(wei)(wei)(wei)重檐(yan)歇山式屋頂(ding),穿斗式梁(liang)(liang)架(jia),共5間(jian),每間(jian)寬(kuan)(kuan)13.7米(mi),進深(shen)11米(mi),通高(gao)(gao)12米(mi),檐(yan)高(gao)(gao)5.5米(mi)。梁(liang)(liang) 上書“雍正(zheng)九年”題記。檐(yan)下飾有柱(zhu)(zhu)頭鋪(pu)作及(ji)鋪(pu)間(jian)斗拱(gong)(gong)(gong)。門額飾“二(er)龍搶(qiang)寶”圖案,楷書“無(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)際禪(chan)(chan)(chan)師(shi)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)”6字,門前有石(shi)階(jie)三級(ji)。大(da)殿宏偉壯麗(li),雄踞清(qing)涼山麓(lu),殿中修亭(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting),亭(ting)(ting)(ting)(ting)中建(jian)(jian)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta),巧奪天(tian)工,絕無(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)僅有。殿內(nei)尚有兩塊(kuai)高(gao)(gao)3.4米(mi),寬(kuan)(kuan)1.2米(mi),厚0.2米(mi)的(de)(de)(de)大(da)石(shi)碑(bei)(bei)分(fen)立(li)左右(you),一為(wei)(wei)(wei)《道(dao)林(lin)無(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)際禪(chan)(chan)(chan)師(shi)語錄記》碑(bei)(bei),一為(wei)(wei)(wei)《西蜀東(dong)普無(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)際禪(chan)(chan)(chan)師(shi)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)銘(ming)》碑(bei)(bei),刻記木門寺興(xing)建(jian)(jian)及(ji)無(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)際禪(chan)(chan)(chan)師(shi)生平事跡,甚詳。
景致
安岳縣木門寺(si)這種(zhong)仿(fang)木結構的(de)(de)(de)石建筑(zhu),為世所罕見,是現代建筑(zhu)學者和雕(diao)刻藝(yi)術家研究、鑒(jian)賞的(de)(de)(de)不可多得的(de)(de)(de)實物史料。 木門寺(si)后還保存了一(yi)座“大(da)雄殿”。此殿依山而立,古樸壯麗,雕(diao)工精(jing)美。它(ta)和清涼山麓那一(yi)片蔥蘢熾(chi)盛的(de)(de)(de)森林相映生輝,把木門寺(si)裝點得更加古樸幽靜,令人(ren)陶醉。木門寺(si)與(yu)臥佛院又相距甚近,是一(yi)個探幽攬勝的(de)(de)(de)好去處。