位置
惠明寺(si)位于(yu)林州城北(bei)11公里(li)河順鎮(zhen)申村。
歷史
惠(hui)明寺始建(jian)于宋, 由(you)北宋政(zheng)和三年(nian)(nian)(1113年(nian)(nian))由(you)高僧惠(hui)明建(jian)寺,金大(da)定十(shi)一年(nian)(nian)(1171年(nian)(nian))改建(jian),明清(qing)多(duo)次重修。
1979年,該寺(si)被公(gong)布為河南省(sheng)第二批重點文(wen)物(wu)保護單位。據碑(bei)碣(jie)記(ji)載,惠(hui)明寺(si)始建于(yu)(yu)金大定十一(yi)年(1171年),因高僧惠(hui)明葬于(yu)(yu)此而改(gai)建,稱(cheng)惠(hui)明寺(si)。
該(gai)寺也是因僧人惠明(ming)而得名。1986年11月,公布為(wei)河南省級(ji)文物保(bao)護(hu)單位。
建筑
該寺(si)中軸線上(shang)現存(cun)天王(wang)殿(dian)、大(da)(da)佛殿(dian)、水陸殿(dian),均系明清建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu),有(you)(you)(you)少量宋元瓦(wa)飾和(he)(he)木構件。天王(wang)殿(dian)面(mian)(mian)闊(kuo)五(wu)間(jian),單檐廡殿(dian)式灰瓦(wa)頂,明間(jian)金檁墊枋下墨書有(you)(you)(you)大(da)(da)清康(kang)熙二十年(nian)(1681年(nian))重修題記(ji)。梁枋皆(jie)有(you)(you)(you)彩繪。大(da)(da)佛殿(dian)面(mian)(mian)闊(kuo)三間(jian),單檐歇(xie)山黃綠琉璃(li)瓦(wa)頂,明間(jian)脊(ji)檁墊枋下有(you)(you)(you)大(da)(da)清康(kang)熙五(wu)十四(si)年(nian)建(jian)(jian)的題記(ji)。水陸殿(dian)面(mian)(mian)闊(kuo)五(wu)間(jian),硬(ying)山灰瓦(wa)頂。天王(wang)殿(dian)東側有(you)(you)(you)惠明寺(si)塔,又稱喇嘛塔,青石筑(zhu)砌,由塔基、塔身、塔剎三部分組成,塔高16.65米。塔座(zuo)為六邊(bian)形(xing)須(xu)彌座(zuo),有(you)(you)(you)垂幔、覆蓮、牡(mu)丹、托塔力士和(he)(he)梵文(wen)等浮雕。塔身與北(bei)京北(bei)海白塔相似,南(nan)面(mian)(mian)壁門(men)、西北(bei)壁上(shang)明弘(hong)治十七年(nian)(1504年(nian))修佛像題記(ji)。塔頂為六角(jiao)形(xing)天地盤,其上(shang)漢白玉寶珠已無存(cun),該塔可證是元代建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)。寺(si)內還有(you)(you)(you)惠明和(he)(he)尚石刻畫像,上(shang)有(you)(you)(you)“古相州林慮縣馬店村人法師惠明俗姓張宋政(zheng)和(he)(he)三年(nian)”題記(ji)。
現存建筑有(you)天王(wang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、大(da)佛殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、水(shui)陸殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)等。天王(wang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)面闊5間(jian)(jian),進深(shen)3間(jian)(jian),廡殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)頂(ding)(ding),灰(hui)背筒瓦覆(fu)蓋。大(da)佛殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian),一名當陽殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian),俗稱轉角殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian),在(zai)天王(wang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)后,面闊、進深(shen)各3間(jian)(jian),單檐歇山頂(ding)(ding),黃綠琉璃瓦覆(fu)蓋。水(shui)陸殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)在(zai)大(da)佛殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)后,面闊5間(jian)(jian),進深(shen)3間(jian)(jian),硬山頂(ding)(ding),灰(hui)瓦覆(fu)蓋。寺內(nei)殘存線(xian)刻惠明像一尊(zun)及題刻,天王(wang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)前還有(you)惠明寺塔一座(zuo),俗稱喇嘛塔,高(gao)16.65米,青(qing)石壘砌,平面呈(cheng)六角形。