瑞(rui)(rui)(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)寺位于(yu)福(fu)建(jian)(jian)省福(fu)清市境內的(de)(de)(de)(de)瑞(rui)(rui)(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)山(shan)(shan)。北(bei)宋所(suo)建(jian)(jian),距今約九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)百(bai)年(nian)(nian)歷史(shi)。瑞(rui)(rui)(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)山(shan)(shan)山(shan)(shan)中怪巖(yan)(yan)(yan)奇(qi)洞(dong),勝(sheng)景(jing)(jing)甚多,著名(ming)的(de)(de)(de)(de)有(you)佛(fo)(fo)窟巖(yan)(yan)(yan)、天(tian)(tian)章巖(yan)(yan)(yan)、大洞(dong)天(tian)(tian)、振(zhen)衣臺、桃(tao)花洞(dong)等(deng)三(san)(san)十(shi)七奇(qi)景(jing)(jing)。山(shan)(shan)頂(ding)石巖(yan)(yan)(yan),史(shi)載(zai)(zai)有(you)一(yi)(yi)孔洞(dong)大如箕(ji),水滿其中,春(chun)夏不(bu)涸(he),人(ren)稱「可通海」。北(bei)宋宣和四年(nian)(nian)(一(yi)(yi)一(yi)(yi)二(er)(er)二(er)(er)年(nian)(nian))團欒居士于(yu)山(shan)(shan)南開辟景(jing)(jing)物(wu),并創(chuang)建(jian)(jian)瑞(rui)(rui)(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)寺。佛(fo)(fo)殿(dian)梵宮依山(shan)(shan)而(er)建(jian)(jian),恢宏壯麗。后(hou)歷代有(you)興(xing)修,現(xian)有(you)建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)為明末清初及民國(guo)初所(suo)筑(zhu)。寺西(xi)有(you)一(yi)(yi)巨大石雕彌(mi)(mi)勒(le)(le)(le)佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang),為全國(guo)重點保(bao)護文(wen)(wen)(wen)物(wu)。明嘉(jia)靖(jing)年(nian)(nian)間(jian)(一(yi)(yi)五(wu)二(er)(er)二(er)(er)年(nian)(nian)至一(yi)(yi)五(wu)六六年(nian)(nian)),戚繼(ji)光游瑞(rui)(rui)(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)山(shan)(shan),開辟大洞(dong)天(tian)(tian)、宜睡(shui)洞(dong)、歸(gui)云洞(dong)諸勝(sheng)景(jing)(jing),并于(yu)嘉(jia)靖(jing)四十(shi)三(san)(san)年(nian)(nian)(一(yi)(yi)五(wu)六四年(nian)(nian))九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)月,書《瑞(rui)(rui)(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)開山(shan)(shan)記(ji)(ji)略》,立碑(bei)于(yu)彌(mi)(mi)勒(le)(le)(le)像(xiang)左。自巖(yan)(yan)(yan)頂(ding)鳥瞰遠山(shan)(shan)近水,云影天(tian)(tian)光,心曠神(shen)怡。 瑞(rui)(rui)(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)寺獨具特色(se)的(de)(de)(de)(de)佛(fo)(fo)教文(wen)(wen)(wen)物(wu)當屬瑞(rui)(rui)(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)彌(mi)(mi)勒(le)(le)(le)佛(fo)(fo)造像(xiang)。它在瑞(rui)(rui)(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)山(shan)(shan)瑞(rui)(rui)(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)寺西(xi)。系(xi)用一(yi)(yi)天(tian)(tian)然巨巖(yan)(yan)(yan)圓雕而(er)成(cheng),是(shi)(shi)一(yi)(yi)尊高和厚(hou)各約九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)米、寬十(shi)米的(de)(de)(de)(de)彌(mi)(mi)勒(le)(le)(le)佛(fo)(fo)坐(zuo)像(xiang),據《海口特志(zhi)》記(ji)(ji)載(zai)(zai):「元至正元年(nian)(nian)(一(yi)(yi)三(san)(san)四一(yi)(yi)年(nian)(nian)),邑人(ren)呂(lv)伯恭琢大石為彌(mi)(mi)勒(le)(le)(le)佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang),高三(san)(san)丈五(wu)尺,相傳琢匠日間(jian)有(you)百(bai)人(ren),夜間(jian)只有(you)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)十(shi)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)人(ren),疑有(you)神(shen)助。」明洪(hong)武二(er)(er)十(shi)三(san)(san)年(nian)(nian)(一(yi)(yi)三(san)(san)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)○年(nian)(nian))僧悟普構(gou)堂覆之(zhi),現(xian)周(zhou)圍仍存有(you)石柱,堂已圮。嘉(jia)靖(jing)末,參將戚繼(ji)光勒(le)(le)(le)石紀勝(sheng),碑(bei)文(wen)(wen)(wen)系(xi)周(zhou)天(tian)(tian)球(qiu)所(suo)書。又鐫「望闕臺」三(san)(san)字。泰昌(chang)元年(nian)(nian)(一(yi)(yi)六二(er)(er)0年(nian)(nian)),少師葉文(wen)(wen)(wen)忠(zhong)公募資(zi)重建(jian)(jian),石像(xiang)盤(pan)腿坐(zuo),袒胸露(lu)肩(jian),左手(shou)拈珠(zhu),右手(shou)撫腹,兩眼微瞇,雙(shuang)耳垂肩(jian),笑容可鞠。腿腰上還(huan)雕有(you)三(san)(san)尊小羅(luo)漢,逼真生動地(di)表現(xian)了彌(mi)(mi)勒(le)(le)(le)慈祥、樂觀的(de)(de)(de)(de)性格(ge),形神(shen)兼備,為元朝石雕的(de)(de)(de)(de)杰作,是(shi)(shi)我國(guo)東(dong)南較大的(de)(de)(de)(de)石雕佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)。 瑞(rui)(rui)(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)寺現(xian)存主(zhu)要佛(fo)(fo)教建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)有(you)大雄寶(bao)殿(dian)、文(wen)(wen)(wen)昌(chang)閣仙公樓、伽藍殿(dian)。最后(hou)一(yi)(yi)次重建(jian)(jian)是(shi)(shi)一(yi)(yi)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)五(wu)年(nian)(nian)。寺內有(you)僧舍利(li)(li)塔五(wu)座,其中較具文(wen)(wen)(wen)物(wu)價值的(de)(de)(de)(de)是(shi)(shi)「祖師舍利(li)(li)塔」,陰刻(ke)梵文(wen)(wen)(wen)。另有(you)各類碑(bei)記(ji)(ji)六十(shi)八塊(kuai),均屬宋朝和明朝所(suo)立。 現(xian)任監(jian)院志(zhi)禪法(fa)師,三(san)(san)十(shi)余歲(sui),福(fu)建(jian)(jian)省福(fu)鼎(ding)人(ren),畢業于(yu)福(fu)建(jian)(jian)佛(fo)(fo)學院。