興梵(fan)寺,位于山(shan)西省(sheng)祁縣東(dong)(dong)觀鎮東(dong)(dong)觀中學校園(yuan)內(nei)。始建于宋天圣三年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1025年(nian)(nian)(nian)),原址在西管村(cun),清康熙二十六年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1687年(nian)(nian)(nian))遷移今址。寺內(nei)現(xian)存大雄寶殿(dian),殿(dian)內(nei)塑像已(yi)毀。是祁縣保存最(zui)早的(de)一(yi)座寺廟,2004年(nian)(nian)(nian)被列(lie)為(wei)山(shan)西省(sheng)重點文物保護(hu)單(dan)(dan)位,2006年(nian)(nian)(nian)與(yu)渠家大院同時列(lie)為(wei)第六批全(quan)國重點文物保護(hu)單(dan)(dan)位。
現狀
除外觀完好(hao)的(de)空(kong)空(kong)大殿外,興(xing)梵寺其(qi)它建筑,已(yi)不復存在(zai)。院(yuan)內還生長著4棵清代移(yi)建時種植的(de)側柏(bo),樹(shu)齡達(da)300年,已(yi)被(bei)列(lie)入市二(er)級保護古樹(shu)。尚存的(de)興(xing)梵寺大殿,孤零零地矗立(li)在(zai)1.85米磚砌臺基上,坐北朝南,面闊(kuo)五(wu)間,進深六椽(chuan),單(dan)檐歇山頂(ding),屋(wu)頂(ding)琉(liu)璃(li)(li)剪(jian)邊,三個(ge)綠色琉(liu)璃(li)(li)麒(qi)麟托起的(de)裝飾高(gao)高(gao)聳立(li)于瓴脊之(zhi)上。大殿建筑面積287.3平方米。斗(dou)栱(gong)為四(si)鋪(pu)作出單(dan)杪,梁架結(jie)構為四(si)椽(chuan)栿(fa)對,前后搭牽用四(si)柱。
基本信息
興梵寺坐北(bei)朝南(nan),原址占地十畝,由山門(men)、鐘樓(lou)、鼓(gu)樓(lou)、前殿(dian)(dian)、中(zhong)殿(dian)(dian)、后殿(dian)(dian)(亦即(ji)大(da)雄寶殿(dian)(dian))和若干東(dong)西(xi)廂房組成。前殿(dian)(dian)供奉四大(da)天(tian)王。中(zhong)院(yuan)正殿(dian)(dian)(即(ji)中(zhong)殿(dian)(dian))供奉觀世音(yin)菩薩,東(dong)配(pei)(pei)殿(dian)(dian)供奉文殊菩薩,西(xi)配(pei)(pei)殿(dian)(dian)供奉普賢(xian)菩薩,東(dong)西(xi)廂房是(shi)(shi)開天(tian)辟(pi)地等傳(chuan)(chuan)統神話傳(chuan)(chuan)說的精美壁畫。后殿(dian)(dian)殿(dian)(dian)內(nei)塑三尊大(da)佛和三十二金(jin)剛,東(dong)廂房塑十大(da)天(tian)尊、火(huo)神等神靈,西(xi)廂房是(shi)(shi)閻羅(luo)殿(dian)(dian),門(men)口(kou)塑有面(mian)目猙獰、形(xing)象可怕、手執繩索和拿人(ren)牌的牛頭(tou)馬面(mian),北(bei)面(mian)塑有十殿(dian)(dian)閻君、六曹判(pan)官(guan)、十八層地獄、磨盤磨人(ren)、油(you)鍋炸(zha)人(ren)、鐵(tie)鋸(ju)鋸(ju)人(ren)等塑像,南(nan)邊是(shi)(shi)金(jin)橋、銀橋通往天(tian)堂。