介紹
國(guo)重點文物保護單位。在(zai)長治(zhi)縣城西(xi)北10千米的司馬鄉看(kan)寺(si)(si)(si)(si)村中,東拱太行山,西(xi)臨(lin)漳河(he)(he)水(shui),古(gu)柏參天(tian),殿(dian)(dian)宇巍(wei)峨,猶如山水(shui)畫幅。寺(si)(si)(si)(si)創(chuang)建于(yu)(yu)唐大和(he)年間,宋明(ming)兩(liang)朝都有修葺(qi)。現存(cun)建筑以后(hou)殿(dian)(dian)歷史最(zui)古(gu)。俗稱(cheng)“大寺(si)(si)(si)(si)”,寺(si)(si)(si)(si)名“正覺”。寺(si)(si)(si)(si)宇東依太行山,西(xi)臨(lin)漳河(he)(he)水(shui),寺(si)(si)(si)(si)內古(gu)柏參天(tian),殿(dian)(dian)閣巍(wei)峨,蒼山碧水(shui),綠蔭紅墻,風景如畫。寺(si)(si)(si)(si)院(yuan)始建于(yu)(yu)唐大和(he)年間(827—835),宋熙寧三(san)年(1070)僧貞玘重建,元至順三(san)年(1332)僧道(dao)喜(xi)重修,明(ming)清兩(liang)代均有重建、增建與修葺(qi)。坐北向(xiang)南,原有前(qian)后(hou)兩(liang)進(jin)院(yuan)落,共有殿(dian)(dian)宇、廊廡、僧舍70余間。今僅存(cun)中殿(dian)(dian)、后(hou)殿(dian)(dian)和(he)東西(xi)配殿(dian)(dian),其中以后(hou)殿(dian)(dian)最(zui)古(gu)。后(hou)殿(dian)(dian)面闊五間,進(jin)深(shen)六椽,單檐(yan)懸山頂。殿(dian)(dian)項舉折(zhe)平(ping)緩,出檐(yan)深(shen)遠。殿(dian)(dian)內梁架徹上(shang)露明(ming)造,四椽栿(fa)對乳(ru)栿(fa)用(yong)三(san)柱(zhu)、在(zai)平(ping)梁之上(shang)施蜀柱(zhu),叉手和(he)合沓,各縫下用(yong)攀(pan)間,令拱,替(ti)木及(ji)各種隱
刻拱。殿內用方形石柱(zhu),柱(zhu)角(jiao)均(jun)有抹楞(leng),檐柱(zhu)側角(jiao)升起顯著。檐下斗拱雙抄單下昂,重拱計心(xin)造,昂嘴(zui)批(pi)竹式,不用補間斗拱,梁(liang)架簡潔規整,斗拱疏朗(lang),用材敦厚肥碩,為現存宋(song)代木(mu)構(gou)建筑中較為典型的(de)代表作。其余中殿五間及前院東西配殿各三間,均(jun)為懸(xuan)山式屋(wu)頂(ding),屬元、明遺構(gou)。寺(si)內現存明天啟(qi)三年(nian)(1623)鄉社約法(fa)護(hu)寺(si)碑l通(tong),是寺(si)院修建史的(de)佐證。