龍巖寺在(zai)平陵境內大理石(shi)(shi)景千姿百態(tai),景色十(shi)(shi)分奇(qi)特壯(zhuang)觀。其地周圍石(shi)(shi)山有(you)(you)(you)一(yi)石(shi)(shi)洞中有(you)(you)(you)一(yi)神(shen)座(zuo)(zuo),天然不須桁(heng)桷瓦宇(yu),高二丈(zhang)六尺(chi)、深五(wu)丈(zhang)八尺(chi)闊、二丈(zhang)四(si)尺(chi)。洞中有(you)(you)(you)一(yi)石(shi)(shi)靈芝十(shi)(shi)分逼真(zhen),左(zuo)有(you)(you)(you)井水清(qing)潔可飲,每(mei)遇(yu)旱(han)年(nian)(nian)鄉人到此求(qiu)雨(yu)(yu),一(yi)求(qiu)即(ji)應,號曰:“喜雨(yu)(yu)泉”傳說井里有(you)(you)(you)魚甚(shen)多,神(shen)座(zuo)(zuo)右(you)有(you)(you)(you)小橫巖九曲而入,深三十(shi)(shi)余丈(zhang),內有(you)(you)(you)石(shi)(shi)井極深,又有(you)(you)(you)石(shi)(shi)鼓擊之如鼓音,康(kang)熙四(si)十(shi)(shi)年(nian)(nian),另建小屋在(zai)巖下,咸豐八年(nian)(nian)重建二棟(dong),上棟(dong)左(zuo)文(wen)帝、右(you)關(guan)圣。下棟(dong)左(zuo)魁星、右(you)華光。規模始備。道(dao)光二十(shi)(shi)六年(nian)(nian)邑(yi)侯盛濟(ji)川在(zai)石(shi)(shi)壁上題刻:“小洞天”三字(zi)(河源縣志)。
石(shi)(shi)景(jing)有石(shi)(shi)幔、石(shi)(shi)靈芝、石(shi)(shi)猴、石(shi)(shi)床(chuang)、石(shi)(shi)杵、石(shi)(shi)鐘乳(ru)等,景(jing)色千姿百(bai)怪,極為壯(zhuang)觀(guan)。
原神(shen)座上(shang)有一石觀(guan)音(yin)(已被盜賣)現供奉觀(guan)音(yin)瓷像,現有僧人常住,早(zao)晚誦(song)經,香火鼎盛,鐘鼓之聲響亮(liang),善男(nan)信女來往絡繹不絕(jue)。
和(he)尚洞(dong)深廣過于龍(long)巖(yan)生成石(shi)人端(duan)坐似和(he)尚故名和(he)尚洞(dong)(河源縣志(zhi))石(shi)景有閃光柱、石(shi)鷹、石(shi)香爐、石(shi)筍、石(shi)杵、石(shi)乳、石(shi)田螺(luo)、石(shi)老鼠(shu)等,真是景色(se)奇異,美不勝收(shou)。
白(bai)面巖(yan)(土匪(fei)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong))是(shi)(shi)遠古時(shi)留存下(xia)來的土匪(fei)巢(chao)穴,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)口(kou)在(zai)峭壁中間(jian),現已建有(you)(you)石級到(dao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)口(kou),二層(ceng)是(shi)(shi)匪(fei)首(shou)衛隊住的,有(you)(you)哨兵(bing)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、了(le)望樓(lou)、貯水井、住人的是(shi)(shi)二層(ceng)木樓(lou)。沿(yan)螺旋鐵梯上(shang)第三(san)層(ceng),則是(shi)(shi)以前山大王的議事廳及(ji)臥室,旁(pang)邊還有(you)(you)暗(an)道通往旁(pang)邊的洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)口(kou),曲折迂回(hui)可(ke)通山頂,二層(ceng)下(xia)面有(you)(you)二個明洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong);可(ke)放十多(duo)張餐桌,內有(you)(you)一暗(an)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)亦(yi)可(ke)放幾餐桌,真是(shi)(shi)好像一個大會堂,寬(kuan)敞(chang)極了(le)。
越(yue)王(wang)洞(dong)(dong)(dong),傳(chuan)說南越(yue)王(wang)曾來過的(de)石(shi)洞(dong)(dong)(dong),從公路旁(pang)沿(yan)石(shi)級曲(qu)折(zhe)而(er)上(shang),在半山(shan)腰(yao)上(shang),有(you)一個(ge)(ge)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)口,一進去(qu)有(you)一個(ge)(ge)大石(shi)室,從石(shi)室進去(qu)分(fen)左(zuo)右(you)兩個(ge)(ge)支洞(dong)(dong)(dong)。支洞(dong)(dong)(dong)內(nei)又有(you)扁洞(dong)(dong)(dong), 左(zuo)右(you)兩洞(dong)(dong)(dong)有(you)石(shi)鐘乳、石(shi)筍(sun)等千奇百(bai)態,廳的(de)東側有(you)個(ge)(ge)高二丈余,口徑約一丈的(de)園形(xing)“天(tian)窗”,直通山(shan)頂。游人坐“窗”觀天(tian)。若付壁攀崖,上(shang)達山(shan)頂,舉目下望;遠(yuan)山(shan)翠,山(shan)形(xing)奇,奇形(xing)怪狀的(de)石(shi)山(shan),盡收眼底(di),身置其間,如(ru)入(ru)畫圖中。
通海巖深黑不(bu)見天光秉燭(zhu)入觀奇石(shi)層(ceng)疊下(xia)有(you)(you)一竇泉水注之沉(chen)沉(chen)無聲不(bu)知其(qi)極相傳通海(河源(yuan)縣志)由和尚(shang)洞(dong)向南直上,入洞(dong)口有(you)(you)個石(shi)廳,內有(you)(you)一洞(dong)人可從山下(xia)鉆出,洞(dong)內石(shi)鐘乳極多,分(fen)左右(you)兩洞(dong),洞(dong)內分(fen)支暗洞(dong)極多,有(you)(you)待開發(fa),當地(di)群眾(zhong)稱它(ta)為馬(ma)嘶洞(dong)、馬(ma)屎洞(dong),據說(shuo)是當年土匪的馬(ma)房。
朝(chao)天(tian)洞,從(cong)和(he)尚洞左(zuo)邊向北上(shang)山,那(nei)便(bian)是小石(shi)林(lin)了,山上(shang)奇形(xing)怪狀,直插(cha)蒼穹的(de)條條尖(jian)柱(zhu)使人如置身在(zai)石(shi)林(lin)之中(zhong)(zhong),還有(you)些長在(zai)石(shi)頭中(zhong)(zhong)的(de)怪杵。石(shi)林(lin)下綠草(cao)如茵,山凹中(zhong)(zhong)的(de)水池,水清可(ke)照毛發,在(zai)向北的(de)山坡(po)上(shang),一個直井般的(de)兩層溶洞,掩蔽在(zai)幾(ji)棵(ke)古杵及古藤(teng)中(zhong)(zhong),如不到洞前,就不知這里有(you)個洞,這便(bian)是朝(chao)天(tian)洞了,進(jin)洞后(hou)可(ke)從(cong)山那(nei)邊鉆出(chu)去,出(chu)洞幾(ji)十米,便(bian)是一個石(shi)堡般的(de)小石(shi)山,據說那(nei)是土匪安放機槍的(de)地(di)方(fang),那(nei)里地(di)勢險要,還用石(shi)砌了掩體,真(zhen)是一夫當關,萬夫莫開的(de)地(di)方(fang)呀!
破扁(bian)石(shi),奇(qi)石(shi)之有(you)名者曰破扁(bian)石(shi)(河(he)(he)源(yuan)縣志)相傳是雷神劈的(de)。破扁(bian)石(shi)旁邊,有(you)一(yi)(yi)個新發現的(de)巖洞(dong),叫(jiao)鷹(ying)咀洞(dong)(新巖)。洞(dong)內有(you)十四個分(fen)洞(dong),其(qi)中一(yi)(yi)個洞(dong)可穿出北面的(de)峭壁上,其(qi)中暗洞(dong)很多,石(shi)景有(you)仙女過河(he)(he)、微形景觀十多處,現正(zheng)在開(kai)發中。
通天(tian)(tian)洞(dong)(dong)巖(yan)洞(dong)(dong)的(de)(de)入(ru)口處(chu)有(you)一(yi)個(ge)(ge)小(xiao)巷70多(duo)米(mi)(mi)(mi)、寬10米(mi)(mi)(mi)、長(chang)(chang)50米(mi)(mi)(mi)的(de)(de)峽(xia)谷。兩(liang)旁懸(xuan)崖(ya)絕(jue)壁(bi)(bi)的(de)(de)石(shi)(shi)山,奇石(shi)(shi)嶙峋,令(ling)人(ren)贊嘆。入(ru)洞(dong)(dong)100米(mi)(mi)(mi)處(chu)有(you)一(yi)個(ge)(ge)可容納800多(duo)人(ren)的(de)(de)大(da)廳(ting)。廳(ting)的(de)(de)左邊(bian)分(fen)上下兩(liang)層(ceng),上層(ceng)有(you)一(yi)個(ge)(ge)通天(tian)(tian)洞(dong)(dong),四周的(de)(de)石(shi)(shi)壁(bi)(bi)掛(gua)滿(man)五光十(shi)色的(de)(de)石(shi)(shi)花石(shi)(shi)蔓、石(shi)(shi)筍族擁于(yu)崖(ya)壁(bi)(bi),遙望藍(lan)天(tian)(tian)白云,景(jing)(jing)色十(shi)分(fen)壯觀(guan),取名(ming)通天(tian)(tian)洞(dong)(dong)。通天(tian)(tian)洞(dong)(dong)的(de)(de)右邊(bian)有(you)一(yi)個(ge)(ge)長(chang)(chang)200米(mi)(mi)(mi)的(de)(de)龍(long)皇洞(dong)(dong),洞(dong)(dong)內有(you)五龍(long)抱珠、龍(long)石(shi)(shi)柱、龍(long)石(shi)(shi)鐘(zhong)、龍(long)石(shi)(shi)塔和群龍(long)戲水等(deng)石(shi)(shi)景(jing)(jing),千(qian)姿百(bai)態,妙(miao)趣橫(heng)生(sheng)。左邊(bian)有(you)一(yi)個(ge)(ge)150米(mi)(mi)(mi)長(chang)(chang)的(de)(de)“仙女桐”,洞(dong)(dong)內兩(liang)壁(bi)(bi)有(you)潔白晶瑩、銀光閃(shan)閃(shan)的(de)(de)仙女石(shi)(shi),還有(you)石(shi)(shi)獅(shi)、石(shi)(shi)龍(long)、石(shi)(shi)虎、石(shi)(shi)蓮等(deng)形(xing)態奇特的(de)(de)石(shi)(shi)景(jing)(jing)。第二層(ceng)有(you)一(yi)個(ge)(ge)400米(mi)(mi)(mi)長(chang)(chang)的(de)(de)“三仙洞(dong)(dong)”、200米(mi)(mi)(mi)長(chang)(chang)的(de)(de)“觀(guan)音洞(dong)(dong)”和近百(bai)米(mi)(mi)(mi)長(chang)(chang)的(de)(de)“長(chang)(chang)壽洞(dong)(dong)”。長(chang)(chang)壽洞(dong)(dong)里有(you)一(yi)個(ge)(ge)長(chang)(chang)壽大(da)廳(ting),最(zui)寬處(chu)25米(mi)(mi)(mi)、高30米(mi)(mi)(mi),可容納200多(duo)人(ren)。廳(ting)內有(you)涼(liang)(liang)風洞(dong)(dong)和熱(re)(re)溫(wen)(wen)洞(dong)(dong)。當(dang)進熱(re)(re)溫(wen)(wen)洞(dong)(dong)時(shi),令(ling)人(ren)感(gan)到全(quan)身(shen)發(fa)熱(re)(re),大(da)汗淋漓;但一(yi)轉到涼(liang)(liang)風洞(dong)(dong)時(shi),又(you)使(shi)人(ren)感(gan)到進入(ru)清涼(liang)(liang)的(de)(de)世界。雖然(ran)兩(liang)洞(dong)(dong)相連(lian),僅1米(mi)(mi)(mi)交接(jie)之差,而溫(wen)(wen)度(du)卻(que)相差10多(duo)度(du),使(shi)人(ren)感(gan)到既驚奇又(you)輕(qing)松(song),真(zhen)是人(ren)間(jian)仙景(jing)(jing),名(ming)不虛傳。
現龍巖禪(chan)寺承蒙社會(hui)有關部門和各位大德善信的(de)鼎力相助,經(jing)(jing)過幾(ji)年的(de)修(xiu)建(jian)(jian),大雄寶殿、天王殿已經(jing)(jing)落成(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)了。殿宇魏(wei)峨雄偉,佛像莊嚴(yan),來觀者無不(bu)稱贊,再加上(shang)幾(ji)萬年以前自然(ran)形成(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的(de)千姿百態,景(jing)色壯觀的(de)龍巖溶洞勝景(jing),真是人間天堂,為了進(jin)一步把龍巖禪(chan)寺建(jian)(jian)設好,將計(ji)劃繼(ji)續(xu)興建(jian)(jian)完成(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)其(qi)它項目(mu)建(jian)(jian)設,如藏(zang)經(jing)(jing)閣(ge)、禪(chan)堂、講(jiang)經(jing)(jing)堂等設施。希(xi)望游客到此觀光游覽,百年禪(chan)寺新景(jing)象和天然(ran)形成(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的(de)龍巖溶洞勝景(jing),你一定(ding)會(hui)感(gan)嘆不(bu)己,流連忘返。