紅(hong)佛(fo)寺位于浙江省嵊州市黃澤鎮(zhen)北,四明山(shan)主(zhu)峰下。是一座始建于明末(mo)清初的深山(shan)古剎。
“蒼(cang)巖倚天(tian)立,覆(fu)不如(ru)覆(fu)屋;玲瓏開窗牖(you),落落明(ming)(ming)四月。”唐代詩(shi)人劉(liu)長卿的游剡(yan)詩(shi),道出了(le)四明(ming)(ming)山區有(you)石(shi)屋之(zhi)名而(er)彰顯者(zhe),莫過于石(shi)屋禪(chan)院,即今之(zhi)紅佛(fo)寺。紅佛(fo)寺后有(you)石(shi)洞(dong)曰“大石(shi)屋”,周(zhou)圍有(you)將軍石(shi)、白龍(long)潭、龍(long)鳳潭、天(tian)然石(shi)塔等,風景(jing)奇(qi)(qi)絕。“大石(shi)屋”可謂(wei)巍巍四明(ming)(ming)山之(zhi)靈秀神奇(qi)(qi)處……
從(cong)嵊(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)州市縣城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)出發(fa),經城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)東(dong)經濟(ji)開發(fa)區,轉道進(jin)入至甲(jia)青村(cun)(嵊(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)州市客(ke)運中心2-15路(lu)(lu)公交(jiao))的城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)郊公交(jiao)線,再沿進(jin)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)公路(lu)(lu)行至四(si)(si)明(ming)(ming)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)腳的華豐村(cun),一路(lu)(lu)石(shi)階直到紅(hong)(hong)佛(fo)寺。沿途(tu)風光別(bie)致,溪澗與山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)路(lu)(lu)時時交(jiao)錯,景觀(guan)與情(qing)趣(qu)相融,是(shi)一個典型的縱深(shen)峽谷(gu)地帶,紅(hong)(hong)佛(fo)寺就深(shen)藏在這(zhe)高聳險(xian)峻的四(si)(si)明(ming)(ming)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)半山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)腰。紅(hong)(hong)佛(fo)寺位(wei)于四(si)(si)明(ming)(ming)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)主(zhu)峰西端,海(hai)拔800多米(mi),距嵊(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)州市區25公里(li),原(yuan)名石(shi)屋(wu)禪(chan)院(yuan),俗稱大(da)(da)石(shi)屋(wu)。清道光《嵊(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)縣志(zhi)》載:“在縣東(dong)四(si)(si)明(ming)(ming)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),乾隆八年(nian)(nian)(1744年(nian)(nian)),僧恒(heng)傳自天臺來居(ju)石(shi)巖(yan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)中募建(jian)(jian)(jian),因名石(shi)屋(wu)禪(chan)林(lin),三面倚山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),石(shi)壁(bi)(bi)千丈,靈峭(qiao)幽峻。前為第一樓,西瞰百里(li)外,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)水云物,晦明(ming)(ming)出沒,變幻不可名狀;山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)腰有洗(xi)心亭,上林(lin)莊監生(sheng)張(zhang)克昌建(jian)(jian)(jian)。同治元年(nian)(nian),寇毀。五(wu)年(nian)(nian),僧岳中建(jian)(jian)(jian)小(xiao)樓五(wu)間,請紳董(dong)勸(quan)捐建(jian)(jian)(jian)復。九年(nian)(nian),建(jian)(jian)(jian)設(she)大(da)(da)殿。”大(da)(da)石(shi)屋(wu)左(zuo)側近百米(mi)高的崖(ya)壁(bi)(bi)上有一個隱(yin)隱(yin)約(yue)約(yue)的朱紅(hong)(hong)色(se)“佛(fo)”字題刻(ke),據民國《嵊(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)縣志(zhi)》載“此字刻(ke)靈筮金區大(da)(da)石(shi)屋(wu)庵(an)東(dong)崖(ya),徑六(liu)尺,無題名。”鑒于其歷史、藝術和科學價值(zhi),文物部(bu)門(men)已將這(zhe)一摩崖(ya)題刻(ke)列為文物保護點。早年(nian)(nian)建(jian)(jian)(jian)禪(chan)院(yuan)時,緣由(you)這(zhe)一“佛(fo)”字,遂定名為紅(hong)(hong)佛(fo)寺。1997年(nian)(nian)民間集(ji)資(zi)在原(yuan)址上重(zhong)建(jian)(jian)(jian),碑(bei)刻(ke)殷(yin)紅(hong)(hong)“紅(hong)(hong)佛(fo)寺”三字。
1.甬金高速,嵊州段黃澤出口下,走許宅方向縣道,至甲青村,進入僅有的入寺山間混凝土道路(單車(che)道,可(ke)雙向通行(xing)),根據景(jing)區指示牌前行(xing)至華(hua)豐村(cun),可(ke)停車(che).再(zai)步行(xing)上山。
2,上(shang)三高速(su),嵊州出口下, 經市(shi)區沿黃澤方向走,同1所述開(kai)車。
3,上(shang)三高速,嵊州出口下(xia), 經市區沿(yan)浦口開發區(東一路),到達甲青村(cun).再同1所述路線(xian)。
4.上三高速,嵊州出口下, 向北經埠家(jia)畢大橋(qiao)進入(ru)浦口開發區(東一路),再到達甲青村(本線路較近(jin)).再同(tong)1所述路線.
5,快客至(zhi)嵊州客運中心,出站(zhan)即坐2-15路公交到終點站(zhan)(甲(jia)青村),再徒步(bu)進入景(jing)區。