地理位置
位于峨眉縣城(cheng)北五里的飛來崗上,峨眉縣城(cheng)北2公里。
飛來殿坐(zuo)落在突兀的山崗上,地勢高(gao)朗,土地干燥,空氣(qi)流通。四周林木蔥籠、崗巒起伏如(ru)城堞,云蒸霞蔚,氣(qi)勢磅礴。
結構
此殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)是(shi)一座單檐(yan)歇山式木結構(gou)建(jian)筑(zhu),覆(fu)蓋(gai)小青(qing)瓦,藻井綺麗(li),建(jian)筑(zhu)雄偉。寺內有(you)正殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、五岳殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、香殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、九蟒(mang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)等。殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)建(jian)于宋、元時(shi)期,明(ming)、清時(shi)改建(jian)。內有(you)《宋淳(chun)化四(si)年(nian)重修(xiu)廟(miao)(miao)記》和(he)《元泰定(ding)四(si)年(nian)重修(xiu)東岳廟(miao)(miao)記》碑。殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)正面檐(yan)柱(zhu)三開間,長18.28米,內柱(zhu)分(fen)成(cheng)五開間,進深五開間,長13.26米。平面上(shang)(shang)(shang)柱(zhu)子(zi)分(fen)布成(cheng)減柱(zhu)造(zao)。檐(yan)柱(zhu)上(shang)(shang)(shang)施闌額和(he)平板(ban)枋(fang),平板(ban)枋(fang)上(shang)(shang)(shang)置斗(dou)拱(gong)。斗(dou)供均六鋪(pu)作單抄雙下(xia)昂,上(shang)(shang)(shang)昂上(shang)(shang)(shang)卷(juan)成(cheng)象鼻形,下(xia)昂雕(diao)刻成(cheng)龍頭,十(shi)分(fen)華麗(li)。明(ming)間左右兩柱(zhu)上(shang)(shang)(shang)塑全身泥胎蟠(pan)龍兩條(tiao),栩(xu)(xu)栩(xu)(xu)如生(sheng),有(you)宋、元時(shi)期風(feng)格。現(xian)已(yi)成(cheng)為峨眉山旅游(you)區的一處旅游(you)勝景(jing)。
傳說故事
相傳上(shang)古時這里是(shi)一(yi)馬平川,在(zai)一(yi)個風雨(yu)(yu)交加(jia),雷鳴電(dian)閃的夜晚,只聽得(de)驚(jing)天動地(di)一(yi)聲(sheng)巨響(xiang),天亮以后,風停雨(yu)(yu)住,一(yi)殿巍(wei)峨壯觀,出現在(zai)飛來崗上(shang)。自此風調雨(yu)(yu)順,否(fou)去(qu)泰來,為祈求神(shen)靈(ling),每年夏歷正月初八,善男信女前往焚香化(hua)紙(zhi),絡繹不絕。據縣志和(he)《峨眉伽蘭(lan)記》記載,飛來殿原名“家(jia)慶樓(lou)”,咸通(tong)二(er)年(公元816年)唐(tang)懿宗敕建,高(gao)30米,寬40米,制作工巧,刻鏤精(jing)細,裝(zhuang)飾(shi)金碧(bi),甚為華麗。樓(lou)上(shang)四壁皆為唐(tang)人名畫,一(yi)壁繪海棠一(yi)樹(shu),花葉繁茂,枝干錯綜,其余畫飛蟲、鳥類最多,栩栩如生(sheng),極富情趣。廟門高(gao)懸“家(jia)慶樓(lou)”,乃著(zhu)名理學(xue)家(jia)魏鶴山(shan)書。