建筑
安岳縣木(mu)門寺的寺前立有(you)石(shi)(shi)坊,上(shang)書(shu)“東普禪(chan)林”。石(shi)(shi)亭(ting)內葬明代高僧(seng)無際禪(chan)師尸骨(公元1380-1446年)。無際禪(chan)師俗姓(xing)莫(mo)氏,諱了悟,法號無際,潼(tong)川府安岳白(bai)鶴巖人,著有(you)《道林錄》流(liu)傳(chuan)于世。
無(wu)(wu)際(ji)禪(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)師(shi)(shi)亭(ting)背北面(mian)(mian)南,為(wei)(wei)(wei)石砌(qi)仿(fang)木建筑(zhu)的(de)無(wu)(wu)梁方殿(dian),成“介”字(zi)形,高(gao)(gao)12米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),長7.8米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),寬(kuan)6.8米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)。亭(ting)的(de)柱(zhu)(zhu)、枋、檐、脊(ji)、斗(dou)(dou)拱(gong)、熬頭(tou)、房瓦、滴水、椽子等均為(wei)(wei)(wei)石制,但從外觀看卻和木制畢真(zhen)無(wu)(wu)異,真(zhen)可謂(wei)天(tian)工開物。石亭(ting)系單檐四(si)角攢尖式,飛檐挑(tiao)角面(mian)(mian)寬(kuan)6.8米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),進深5.65米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),通高(gao)(gao)10米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),檐高(gao)(gao)3.6米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),四(si)周(zhou)以(yi)斗(dou)(dou)拱(gong)撐托,空(kong)隙間(jian)以(yi)鏤(lou)空(kong)雕卷(juan)葉花(hua)裝飾(shi)。脊(ji)上雕飾(shi)仙人、異獸(shou),亭(ting)頂(ding)(ding)(ding)雕刻待放的(de)蓮蕾,象征著(zhu)佛家(jia)的(de)圣潔(jie)。亭(ting)內正(zheng)中(zhong)(zhong)立(li)五級八角石塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)一(yi)(yi)座,高(gao)(gao)4.7米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),須(xu)彌座塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)基。這(zhe)便(bian)是無(wu)(wu)際(ji)禪(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)師(shi)(shi)圓寂的(de)石塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta),內葬(zang)禪(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)師(shi)(shi)立(li)棺一(yi)(yi)具。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)身(shen)光滑(hua)如鏡,正(zheng)面(mian)(mian)陰刻無(wu)(wu)際(ji)禪(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)師(shi)(shi)坐像(xiang)。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)頂(ding)(ding)(ding)部呈穹窿狀,中(zhong)(zhong)心雕團(tuan)花(hua)圖案,內壁四(si)周(zhou)四(si)角雕卷(juan)草斗(dou)(dou)拱(gong)12朵(duo),每朵(duo)卷(juan)草上面(mian)(mian)圓雕禪(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)師(shi)(shi)弟(di)子像(xiang)一(yi)(yi)尊,身(shen)披袈裟,神態各異,皆面(mian)(mian)向(xiang)禪(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)師(shi)(shi)墓塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta),個(ge)個(ge)面(mian)(mian)部表情悲戚(qi)凝重(zhong)。 為(wei)(wei)(wei)充分顯示(shi)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)亭(ting)的(de)無(wu)(wu)比(bi)煊赫莊重(zhong)、珍貴典雅,又建一(yi)(yi)木質結構的(de)大殿(dian)將塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)亭(ting)覆蓋。此大殿(dian)為(wei)(wei)(wei)重(zhong)檐歇山式屋頂(ding)(ding)(ding),穿斗(dou)(dou)式梁架,共5間(jian),每間(jian)寬(kuan)13.7米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),進深11米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),通高(gao)(gao)12米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),檐高(gao)(gao)5.5米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)。梁 上書(shu)“雍(yong)正(zheng)九年(nian)”題(ti)記。檐下飾(shi)有(you)(you)柱(zhu)(zhu)頭(tou)鋪作及(ji)鋪間(jian)斗(dou)(dou)拱(gong)。門額飾(shi)“二(er)龍搶寶”圖案,楷書(shu)“無(wu)(wu)際(ji)禪(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)師(shi)(shi)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)亭(ting)”6字(zi),門前有(you)(you)石階三級。大殿(dian)宏偉(wei)壯麗,雄(xiong)踞清涼山麓,殿(dian)中(zhong)(zhong)修(xiu)亭(ting),亭(ting)中(zhong)(zhong)建塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta),巧(qiao)奪(duo)天(tian)工,絕(jue)無(wu)(wu)僅有(you)(you)。殿(dian)內尚有(you)(you)兩塊高(gao)(gao)3.4米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),寬(kuan)1.2米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),厚(hou)0.2米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)的(de)大石碑分立(li)左右,一(yi)(yi)為(wei)(wei)(wei)《道林(lin)無(wu)(wu)際(ji)禪(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)師(shi)(shi)語錄記》碑,一(yi)(yi)為(wei)(wei)(wei)《西(xi)蜀東普(pu)無(wu)(wu)際(ji)禪(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)師(shi)(shi)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)銘》碑,刻記木門寺興(xing)建及(ji)無(wu)(wu)際(ji)禪(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)師(shi)(shi)生平事跡,甚詳。
景致
安岳縣木門寺這種仿(fang)木結構(gou)的石(shi)建(jian)筑(zhu),為世所罕見,是現代建(jian)筑(zhu)學(xue)者和(he)雕(diao)刻藝(yi)術家(jia)研究、鑒(jian)賞的不可多得的實物史料。 木門寺后還保存了一座“大(da)雄殿”。此殿依山而立,古(gu)樸壯麗,雕(diao)工精美。它和(he)清(qing)涼山麓(lu)那(nei)一片(pian)蔥蘢熾盛的森林相(xiang)映(ying)生輝(hui),把木門寺裝點得更加古(gu)樸幽(you)(you)靜(jing),令人陶醉。木門寺與臥佛(fo)院又相(xiang)距甚近,是一個探幽(you)(you)攬勝的好去處。