慧光(guang)寺(si)(si)原名光(guang)孝寺(si)(si)，又稱萬壽(shou)寺(si)(si)、報恩寺(si)(si)。二(er)00七(qi)年(nian)(nian)(nian)十(shi)(shi)二(er)月(yue)二(er)十(shi)(shi)五日，經(jing)省民(min)宗委粵民(min)宗行政審批[2007]26號文《關于同意設立連州(zhou)市慧光(guang)寺(si)(si)的批復》正式命名為慧光(guang)寺(si)(si)。慧光(guang)寺(si)(si)位于連州(zhou)市區慧光(guang)路慧光(guang)塔側。始建(jian)于南北朝(chao)(chao)宋(song)泰始七(qi)年(nian)(nian)(nian)（公元(yuan)471年(nian)(nian)(nian)），北宋(song)嘉佑(you)六(liu)年(nian)(nian)(nian)僧法(fa)辯(bian)重(zhong)建(jian)，明朝(chao)(chao)嘉靖二(er)十(shi)(shi)二(er)年(nian)(nian)(nian)僧普化又重(zhong)建(jian)，清朝(chao)(chao)道光(guang)十(shi)(shi)年(nian)(nian)(nian)再重(zhong)建(jian)。
慧光(guang)寺主(zhu)殿左側為慧光(guang)法(fa)堂，堂后為數(shu)十(shi)楹方丈禪房。上有(you)羅漢堂、華嚴閣，旁(pang)有(you)香積廚，中造浮圖十(shi)余丈，置銀(yin)纓(ying)舍利。
歷史背景、現狀與問題
根據史料記載慧(hui)光(guang)寺(si)位于(yu)州城(cheng)南(nan)(nan)門(men)(men)(men)外(wai)東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)側(ce)；連(lian)州城(cheng)規制：平面(mian)呈(cheng)圓形，辟東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)南(nan)(nan)西(xi)三門(men)(men)(men)，北(bei)置(zhi)北(bei)樓無門(men)(men)(men)，東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)西(xi)南(nan)(nan)門(men)(men)(men)辟甕(weng)城(cheng)，西(xi)門(men)(men)(men)由于(yu)河(he)道(dao)的關系甕(weng)城(cheng)內置(zhi)，東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)南(nan)(nan)門(men)(men)(men)均外(wai)置(zhi)甕(weng)城(cheng)以利防御(yu)。南(nan)(nan)門(men)(men)(men)為州的主門(men)(men)(men)，亦為城(cheng)池防御(yu)的重點(dian)，沿(yan)河(he)道(dao)圈(quan)一路橢圓形的羅城(cheng)，其中東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)門(men)(men)(men)曰“永東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)門(men)(men)(men)”，南(nan)(nan)辟門(men)(men)(men)四座，由西(xi)向東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)依次為“朝陽門(men)(men)(men)”、“濟川門(men)(men)(men)”、“龍澤(ze)門(men)(men)(men)”、“鎮(zhen)江門(men)(men)(men)”；城(cheng)隍廟、慧(hui)光(guang)寺(si)、萬壽宮(gong)、慧(hui)光(guang)塔居南(nan)(nan)羅城(cheng)的東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)側(ce)，城(cheng)隍廟、慧(hui)光(guang)寺(si)、萬壽宮(gong)沿(yan)東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)西(xi)橫(heng)向排(pai)列，慧(hui)光(guang)塔位于(yu)慧(hui)光(guang)寺(si)東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)北(bei)方向。
慧(hui)(hui)光(guang)(guang)塔(ta)是(shi)國務院公布的重點文(wen)物(wu)保護(hu)單位。慧(hui)(hui)光(guang)(guang)塔(ta)始建(jian)(jian)(jian)于南(nan)北朝時期的泰(tai)始四年（公元(yuan)468年）。宋(song)代重建(jian)(jian)(jian)，兼(jian)具唐宋(song)建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑風格，六角九層通高49.866米，是(shi)廣(guang)東省目前(qian)保存(cun)較好的一(yi)座(zuo)樓閣式磚室佛教(jiao)塔(ta)，且(qie)結構較為(wei)特殊，其(qi)鴛鴦(yang)交(jiao)手拱在廣(guang)東罕見。慧(hui)(hui)光(guang)(guang)塔(ta)的西側現狀有(you)一(yi)所小(xiao)學，其(qi)余均為(wei)二——三層的民(min)宅。
慧(hui)光(guang)塔位于廣東省連州(zhou)市連州(zhou)鎮慧(hui)光(guang)路南端107國道旁，地理坐標為(wei)東經112°30′，北緯24°70′。慧(hui)光(guang)塔附(fu)近地貌為(wei)半丘陵，海拔(ba)100米(mi)左右(you)，四面環山(shan)。東西兩(liang)端從巾峰(feng)山(shan)至連江河(he)地勢逐漸低(di)緩，形成東高西低(di)，南北相(xiang)對平緩的河(he)谷平原。
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