錢坑鎮石龍(long)寺又(you)名石靈古剎,又(you)被(bei)當地(di)人稱為(wei)“庵”(當地(di)人的(de)潮汕家(jia)鄉(xiang)音),位于揭西(xi)縣錢坑鎮錢西(xi)村仙徑山(shan)之望(wang)天獅山(shan)腰,坐(zuo)東北向西(xi)南,左、右(you)、后三面環山(shan),處(chu)于“五龍(long)朝主”格局的(de)“主”位。
沿寺(si)后石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)徑拾級而上(shang)(shang)(shang),行(xing)(xing)十余米處,有(you)一(yi)開闊地(di),周圍梨樹、紅柿等嶺(ling)南佳(jia)果漫山遍野,石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)林(lin)成片,怪石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)嶙(lin)峋(xun),形(xing)態各異,多彩多姿(zi),似(si)猛獸、似(si)飛(fei)禽、似(si)美女、似(si)壯漢,頑(wan)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)竟(jing)生龍(long)氣(qi),宛如人間仙(xian)境。沿石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)隙穿(chuan)行(xing)(xing)數步,有(you)大石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)攔路,疑似(si)無路,側身穿(chuan)過石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)壁(bi),卻(que)又豁(huo)然開朗,別有(you)一(yi)番天(tian)地(di),稱(cheng)“疑無路”、“別有(you)天(tian)”。沿石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)徑攀延而上(shang)(shang)(shang)200余米,可達半坡之“小(xiao)西(xi)天(tian)”,但見叢林(lin)中(zhong)隱一(yi)巨(ju)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi),高4米,狀如伏盆,下(xia)有(you)天(tian)然石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)屋,石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)壁(bi)平(ping)滑,可容二(er)十多人,內(nei)設祭壇,供奉彌勒佛(fo)。尤其是(shi)寺(si)地(di)下(xia)及寺(si)四周石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)塊層(ceng)層(ceng)疊疊,形(xing)成無數的石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)洞(dong)(dong)(dong),龍(long)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)通虎洞(dong)(dong)(dong),十彎八(ba)曲洞(dong)(dong)(dong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)相連(lian)(lian),從下(xia)邊的石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)門通過連(lian)(lian)接(jie)的石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)至(zhi)上(shang)(shang)(shang)邊的洞(dong)(dong)(dong)口,全長約(yue)300米,稱(cheng)“石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)崆龍(long)”。洞(dong)(dong)(dong)內(nei)夏涼、冬暖,是(shi)禪(chan)師靜(jing)坐、默念修(xiu)行(xing)(xing)和(he)游人游覽避暑的佳(jia)地(di)。相傳洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong)有(you)一(yi)“琴(qin)蛇(she)”和(he)“千(qian)年龍(long)龜(gui)”,游客于石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)上(shang)(shang)(shang)擊掌,可聞蛤聲齊鳴(ming),故稱(cheng)“蛤坑”,使(shi)人有(you)神秘莫測之感。如今,在(zai)寺(si)前(qian)湖邊,仍可見龜(gui)蛇(she)化石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)。
寺建(jian)于古(gu)(gu)代,經多次修建(jian),現(xian)可(ke)稽考(kao)的一次是(shi)(shi)清雍正九(jiu)年(1731);一次是(shi)(shi)1930年。《中國大(da)百科全書·潮汕(shan)百科全書》、《潮汕(shan)文物志》、《潮州府志·揭陽(yang)縣正續志》、《揭西縣志》、《揭西文史》等(deng)多部史書對此名勝古(gu)(gu)跡都有記載,歷(li)(li)史悠久,寺院古(gu)(gu)樸,奇(qi)石磷峋(xun),林木茂密,已有300年的歷(li)(li)史。 [1]
《潮流府志·揭陽縣(xian)正續志》記載(zai):“仙徑(jing)山距城西百(bai)里,霖田都脈連三山,狀如覆盆,相傳昔有(you)仙人(ren)過此,故名。山南有(you)石卓(zhuo)立如屏,色黯則霽,開(kai)朗則雨,鄉(xiang)人(ren)以卜陰(yin)晴屢驗。山麓有(you)竇,僅容人(ren)行,行數十步(bu),寬敞豁目(mu),深不能竟(jing)其底,下有(you)流泉(quan)”。
石靈(ling)寺底(di)部和(he)四(si)周的石又高大又神(shen)奇,因而此寺也稱“石靈(ling)巖”。有“石竟生靈(ling)氣”、“石靈(ling)巖是(shi)仙(xian)人常(chang)到之地”等的傳說。
寺(si)后石頭(tou)上有“仙足跡(ji)”,傳說是古時仙人常在石靈(ling)巖來(lai)往遺(yi)留下的腳(jiao)印。
2009年進行全(quan)面規劃石龍寺景區,占地(di)約(yue)100多畝,主要建設項目有(you)大雄寶(bao)殿(dian)、觀音(yin)閣、藥(yao)師殿(dian)、藏經閣、鐘鼓樓、滴水(shui)觀音(yin)、放(fang)生池、僧舍以及道路、停車場(chang)等。錢(qian)西石靈寺的(de)新大雄寶(bao)殿(dian)奠基儀式2010年在10月在揭陽市揭西縣(xian)錢(qian)坑鎮舉行。
寺內塑關帝、周倉等神像。按“八卦”方(fang)位(wei)植樹(shu)8棵,人稱“八卦樹(shu)”。“文革”被(bei)伐7棵,現僅(jin)存1棵,古樹(shu)貴州方(fang)長滿(man)青苔,云南方(fang)則(ze)呈(cheng)一片(pian)黃(huang)土。