棲真寺、凈慧寺、安(an)福寺是(shi)文成(cheng)三(san)大古寺,歷來(lai)遐邇(er)聞(wen)名。本寺于唐元和七(qi)年(nian)(nian)(812)始(shi)建(jian)(jian)(jian)佛院。會昌二(er)年(nian)(nian)(842)張(zhang)堯仁公(gong)擴建(jian)(jian)(jian)完成(cheng)。經(jing)殘唐五代,百年(nian)(nian)戰火,兵(bing)荒(huang)馬亂、民不(bu)聊生而頹(tui)廢。宋天圣(sheng)九年(nian)(nian),嚴朗(lang)公(gong)遷居(ju)黃坦(tan)于寺址(zhi)建(jian)(jian)(jian)房(fang),后因人口不(bu)利,空中法樂自(zi)鳴(ming),鐘鼓自(zi)響,為“佛地(di)居(ju)家不(bu)利”,于宋治(zhi)平二(er)年(nian)(nian)將房(fang)屋改建(jian)(jian)(jian)寺院,送水田235石(shi),子孫分(fen)別(bie)外(wai)遷。明正統(tong)年(nian)(nian)間(1436-1450)又毀(hui)于閩(min)寇禍?,明正德九年(nian)(nian)(1515)再由(you)羅、張(zhang)氏等重建(jian)(jian)(jian),明、清歷代幾經(jing)修葺,至“文革”全部(bu)拆毀(hui),僅存大門(men)臺和張(zhang)堯仁公(gong)建(jian)(jian)(jian)僧(seng)房(fang)三(san)間,四周(zhou)的圍(wei)墻。
棲(qi)(qi)真禪(chan)寺(si)位于油車(che)港(gang)鎮,建于北宋開寶二年(969),據清末《聞川志稿(gao)》記(ji)載,當時寶月(yue)大師(shi)云游到麟瑞鄉(xiang)丁安蕩(dang)畔,棲(qi)(qi)真寺(si)舊址時,他(ta)認為(wei)此地“地廣境幽,絕絕無塵跡(ji),足可棲(qi)(qi)真養道(dao)”,于是(shi)筑庵以弘揚(yang)佛法,寶月(yue)也成為(wei)棲(qi)(qi)真寺(si)的(de)開山祖師(shi)。
棲真寺(si)歷經明(ming)、清、民國年(nian)代(dai)(dai),至今(jin)已(yi)(yi)有1000余(yu)年(nian)歷史。特別是明(ming)代(dai)(dai)天啟年(nian)間擴修(xiu)殿(dian)(dian)閣后(hou),規模盛大,寺(si)院面(mian)積(ji)約32畝。鼎盛時期尚(shang)有和尚(shang)100余(yu)人,有大雄(xiong)寶殿(dian)(dian)、觀音殿(dian)(dian)、地(di)藏殿(dian)(dian)、閻(yan)王殿(dian)(dian)、純陽殿(dian)(dian)、千佛殿(dian)(dian)等(deng)大小殿(dian)(dian)10余(yu)只。棲真寺(si)于1952年(nian)改為糧倉,在有關方面(mian)的支持下,進行著重(zhong)修(xiu)工(gong)作,如今(jin)大雄(xiong)寶殿(dian)(dian)已(yi)(yi)基本竣工(gong),即將建造(zao)伽藍殿(dian)(dian)、星(xing)宿殿(dian)(dian)、千佛閣等(deng)殿(dian)(dian)閣。今(jin)尚(shang)存明(ming)代(dai)(dai)所值銀杏(xing),雙樹并峙,高二十余(yu)米,須(xu)兩三人圍抱。
本(ben)寺(si)三建(jian)(jian)三毀,令得(de)四次重建(jian)(jian),地人張(zhang)仲品等(deng)(deng)二(er)十(shi)多(duo)人于1993年共議組(zu)會集(ji)資復修,蒙臺張(zhang)植,嚴侃、張(zhang)漢光等(deng)(deng),僑胞程煒、胡永(yong)杬等(deng)(deng),溫州大(da)嶨、本(ben)地施主大(da)力(li)資助(zhu),今(jin)(jin)已建(jian)(jian)成(cheng)金剛殿(dian)(dian)、大(da)雄(xiong)寶殿(dian)(dian)、觀音殿(dian)(dian)、地藏殿(dian)(dian)、三圣殿(dian)(dian)、右僧樓、左廚(chu)房。寺(si)內(nei)占(zhan)地3050 m2,,建(jian)(jian)筑面積1012 m2,寺(si)周(zhou)占(zhan)地3200 m2,本(ben)寺(si)建(jian)(jian)筑精(jing)美,宏偉壯(zhuang)觀,仿(fang)唐宋古貌,布局合理(li),對古剎保護,今(jin)(jin)后還須作出不懈努力(li)。1997年列(lie)為文(wen)成(cheng)縣第五批文(wen)物(wu)保護管理(li)單位(wei)。