禪龍寺地(di)處(chu)周秦文化(hua)(hua)的(de)發祥地(di),陜西省寶雞市陳倉區陽平鎮北1.5公里的(de)塬(yuan)坡上(shang)。東鄰(lin)岐(qi)山,南瞰釣魚(yu)臺,西望(wang)陳倉區虢鎮,北接鳳翔(xiang)橫水,文化(hua)(hua)底蘊(yun)深厚,地(di)理位置(zhi)優越,交通便利。
據史志(zhi)記載,東周時期在(zai)此修(xiu)“善龍(long)(long)(long)寺(si)”一(yi)座,據省志(zhi)記載,唐(tang)時該寺(si)有一(yi)石(shi)佛(fo)(fo)遠(yuan)近聞名,以石(shi)佛(fo)(fo)著(zhu)稱(cheng),后(hou)更名為“禪(chan)龍(long)(long)(long)寺(si)”,禪(chan)龍(long)(long)(long)寺(si)興盛于(yu)隋唐(tang),為皇家寺(si)院,鼎盛時占(zhan)地百(bai)余畝,常(chang)駐僧人(ren)近百(bai)人(ren)。殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)堂、僧房鱗次(ci)櫛比,蔚為壯(zhuang)觀。后(hou)遭戰亂,毀于(yu)明末,清康熙年間(jian)進(jin)行(xing)過修(xiu)葺。星(xing)移北斗(dou),滄(cang)海(hai)桑田,由于(yu)自然和(he)人(ren)為破壞,昔日宏(hong)觀已不復存(cun)在(zai)。 2003年7月,祥龍(long)(long)(long)寺(si)的(de)擴建(jian)工程正式開始。大(da)(da)興善寺(si)原方丈界明大(da)(da)和(he)尚(shang)親臨指導設計規(gui)劃(hua)、施工。現已建(jian)成三(san)圣殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、文殊殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、普賢殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、鐘鼓樓(lou)、東西配殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、大(da)(da)雄寶殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、天(tian)王殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)。占(zhan)地面積六十二(er)畝,布局合理(li),錯落有致(zhi),殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)堂莊(zhuang)嚴(yan)雄偉(wei),雕塑栩栩如生,為十方大(da)(da)眾呈現一(yi)座清凈莊(zhuang)嚴(yan)的(de)修(xiu)持道(dao)場。