位置
惠明寺位于(yu)林州(zhou)城(cheng)北11公里河順鎮申村(cun)。
歷史
惠明寺(si)始建(jian)于宋， 由(you)北(bei)宋政和三年（1113年）由(you)高僧(seng)惠明建(jian)寺(si)，金大定十一年（1171年）改建(jian)，明清(qing)多次重修。
1979年，該寺(si)被(bei)公(gong)布為河南省第(di)二批重點文(wen)物保護(hu)單位。據碑碣記載，惠明寺(si)始建于金(jin)大定十一(yi)年（1171年），因高僧(seng)惠明葬于此而(er)改(gai)建，稱惠明寺(si)。
該寺也是(shi)因僧人惠明而(er)得名。1986年11月，公布(bu)為河南省級文(wen)物(wu)保(bao)護單位。
建筑
該寺中軸線上(shang)現存天(tian)王殿(dian)(dian)、大(da)(da)(da)佛殿(dian)(dian)、水陸(lu)殿(dian)(dian)，均(jun)系明清(qing)建筑(zhu)，有少(shao)量宋元瓦(wa)飾和(he)(he)(he)木(mu)構件。天(tian)王殿(dian)(dian)面(mian)闊(kuo)五間，單檐廡殿(dian)(dian)式灰瓦(wa)頂，明間金(jin)檁墊枋(fang)下墨書(shu)有大(da)(da)(da)清(qing)康熙二十年（1681年）重修題記(ji)。梁枋(fang)皆有彩繪(hui)。大(da)(da)(da)佛殿(dian)(dian)面(mian)闊(kuo)三間，單檐歇山黃綠琉璃瓦(wa)頂，明間脊檁墊枋(fang)下有大(da)(da)(da)清(qing)康熙五十四(si)年建的題記(ji)。水陸(lu)殿(dian)(dian)面(mian)闊(kuo)五間，硬山灰瓦(wa)頂。天(tian)王殿(dian)(dian)東側有惠(hui)明寺塔(ta)(ta)，又(you)稱(cheng)喇嘛塔(ta)(ta)，青石筑(zhu)砌，由塔(ta)(ta)基(ji)、塔(ta)(ta)身、塔(ta)(ta)剎三部(bu)分(fen)組成，塔(ta)(ta)高16.65米(mi)。塔(ta)(ta)座為(wei)六(liu)邊形須彌(mi)座，有垂幔、覆蓮(lian)、牡丹、托塔(ta)(ta)力(li)士(shi)和(he)(he)(he)梵文等浮(fu)雕。塔(ta)(ta)身與北京(jing)北海白塔(ta)(ta)相(xiang)似，南面(mian)壁(bi)門、西北壁(bi)上(shang)明弘治十七年（1504年）修佛像題記(ji)。塔(ta)(ta)頂為(wei)六(liu)角(jiao)形天(tian)地盤(pan)，其上(shang)漢白玉(yu)寶珠已(yi)無存，該塔(ta)(ta)可證(zheng)是元代建筑(zhu)。寺內還有惠(hui)明和(he)(he)(he)尚石刻畫像，上(shang)有“古相(xiang)州(zhou)林慮縣馬(ma)店村(cun)人(ren)法師惠(hui)明俗(su)姓張宋政和(he)(he)(he)三年”題記(ji)。
現存(cun)建筑(zhu)有(you)天(tian)王(wang)(wang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、大佛殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、水陸(lu)(lu)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)等。天(tian)王(wang)(wang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)面(mian)(mian)闊(kuo)5間(jian)，進深3間(jian)，廡(wu)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)頂，灰背筒(tong)瓦覆蓋。大佛殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)，一名當陽殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)，俗稱轉角殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)，在天(tian)王(wang)(wang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)后(hou)，面(mian)(mian)闊(kuo)、進深各3間(jian)，單檐(yan)歇山(shan)頂，黃綠琉璃(li)瓦覆蓋。水陸(lu)(lu)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)在大佛殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)后(hou)，面(mian)(mian)闊(kuo)5間(jian)，進深3間(jian)，硬(ying)山(shan)頂，灰瓦覆蓋。寺內殘存(cun)線刻(ke)惠(hui)明像一尊及(ji)題刻(ke)，天(tian)王(wang)(wang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)前還有(you)惠(hui)明寺塔一座，俗稱喇嘛塔，高16.65米(mi)，青石壘砌，平面(mian)(mian)呈(cheng)六角形。
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