遵化市(shi)御佛寺,座(zuo)(zuo)落在(zai)著名(ming)的世(shi)界(jie)文(wen)化遺產地--清東陵附近的遵化市(shi)馬(ma)蘭峪鎮塔山,占地18、46畝(mu),寺院倒座(zuo)(zuo),座(zuo)(zuo)南朝北,寺院的始建年代已不可考,大約在(zai)明代萬(wan)歷年間。
遵化市(shi)御(yu)佛(fo)(fo)寺(si), 清(qing)(qing)東(dong)陵(ling)附近的遵化市(shi)馬蘭(lan)峪鎮塔(ta)(ta)山。寺(si)院的始建(jian)年(nian)(nian)(nian)代已不可考,明、清(qing)(qing)兩朝香(xiang)火旺盛(sheng)。寺(si)院在明萬(wan)歷年(nian)(nian)(nian)間、清(qing)(qing)康熙三十八年(nian)(nian)(nian)、清(qing)(qing)光緒(xu)五(wu)年(nian)(nian)(nian)幾次修繕(shan),后逐漸荒廢。1997年(nian)(nian)(nian)以(yi)來(lai),清(qing)(qing)東(dong)陵(ling)文管(guan)處多方籌資,恢復了部分(fen)殿堂(tang),并建(jian)成(cheng)了別具一格的羅漢山,供奉(feng)五(wu)百羅漢。 2005年(nian)(nian)(nian)源生(sheng)法師到任后,帶領居(ju)士們又建(jian)成(cheng)了念佛(fo)(fo)堂(tang)、齋堂(tang)等設施。寺(si)院內的佛(fo)(fo)塔(ta)(ta)“永旺塔(ta)(ta)”,建(jian)于(yu)明萬(wan)歷十年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1582年(nian)(nian)(nian)),是省級重(zhong)點保護文物(wu)。
源生法師進駐后,決(jue)心改變這種(zhong)與清東(dong)陵“世界級”文化遺產極不(bu)(bu)協調(diao),并且佛(fo)、道不(bu)(bu)分(fen)等不(bu)(bu)如(ru)法的(de)亂象,按照漢傳(chuan)佛(fo)教(jiao)中型(xing)寺(si)院(yuan)(yuan)標準重新進行了規(gui)劃,規(gui)劃后的(de)整體(ti)布局(ju)是(shi):小(xiao)橋、牌坊(fang)、大(da)山門、天(tian)王(wang)(wang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、鐘鼓樓(lou)、影壁、小(xiao)山門、大(da)雄(xiong)寶(bao)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、觀(guan)音殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian),三(san)重殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)格(ge)局(ju),配殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)有藥(yao)(yao)王(wang)(wang)菩薩殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian),東(dong)跨(kua)院(yuan)(yuan)為(wei)(wei)(wei)塔院(yuan)(yuan),西跨(kua)院(yuan)(yuan)有牌坊(fang)、三(san)皇(huang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(作為(wei)(wei)(wei)寺(si)院(yuan)(yuan)歷史文化而保留)、客堂、念佛(fo)堂、法物流通處、齋(zhai)堂、佛(fo)協辦公區、羅漢山,天(tian)王(wang)(wang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)與鐘鼓樓(lou)為(wei)(wei)(wei)新建(jian),大(da)雄(xiong)寶(bao)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、觀(guan)音殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、藥(yao)(yao)王(wang)(wang)菩薩殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、三(san)皇(huang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)為(wei)(wei)(wei)改造,統一規(gui)劃后,寺(si)院(yuan)(yuan)建(jian)設分(fen)兩期(qi)實施,第(di)一期(qi)工程2007年(nian)7月至10月,建(jian)成了念佛(fo)堂、齋(zhai)堂、佛(fo)協辦公區及部分(fen)寮房(fang),由于(yu)體(ti)制等復雜的(de)原因,第(di)二期(qi)工程延(yan)至2012年(nian)5月開(kai)工,至8月完成,建(jian)成了天(tian)王(wang)(wang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、鐘鼓樓(lou),改造了大(da)雄(xiong)寶(bao)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、觀(guan)音殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、藥(yao)(yao)王(wang)(wang)菩薩殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、三(san)皇(huang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、客堂及部分(fen)寮房(fang)。截止2012年(nian)8月,兩期(qi)規(gui)劃已(yi)經(jing)全部完成,寺(si)院(yuan)(yuan)功能基(ji)本具備,寺(si)院(yuan)(yuan)復建(jian)過程時(shi)斷時(shi)續歷時(shi)長達(da)15年(nian),總計投資4000多萬(wan)元,為(wei)(wei)(wei)這座京(jing)東(dong)古寺(si)注(zhu)入了新的(de)生機和活力,現已(yi)成為(wei)(wei)(wei)唐山市的(de)知名寺(si)院(yuan)(yuan),在省(sheng)內國內也(ye)有了一定的(de)知名度。寺(si)院(yuan)(yuan)內的(de)佛(fo)塔“永旺塔”,建(jian)于(yu)明萬(wan)歷十年(nian)(1582年(nian)),是(shi)省(sheng)級重點文物保護單位。