梵安(an)寺(si)塔(ta)(ta)高(gao)約45米,底(di)邊周長25米,為7層8面8角重(zhong)檐磚(zhuan)塔(ta)(ta),中間為空心,每(mei)層均(jun)有(you)(you)拱石(shi)(shi)(shi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)旋塔(ta)(ta)門(men),第一(yi)層塔(ta)(ta)門(men)南開,底(di)有(you)(you)地宮(gong),有(you)(you)地道通往塔(ta)(ta)外。塔(ta)(ta)底(di)數層大(da)(da)青(qing)石(shi)(shi)(shi)條(tiao),上筑(zhu)紅(hong)磚(zhuan)古塔(ta)(ta),無基(ji)無頂(ding),十分奇特,二(er)層以上有(you)(you)木制(zhi)階梯(ti)(ti),串連(lian)各層,通至塔(ta)(ta)頂(ding),塔(ta)(ta)為平塔(ta)(ta),塔(ta)(ta)內原有(you)(you)樓(lou)梯(ti)(ti)可直上塔(ta)(ta)頂(ding),據(ju)傳塔(ta)(ta)頂(ding)原有(you)(you)一(yi)小廟,內供有(you)(you)鐵佛,日本軍侵占后鐵佛、階梯(ti)(ti)被毀。塔(ta)(ta)重(zhong)修碑記也僅余碑額(e)一(yi)方(fang),省(sheng)文物(wu)研(yan)究所認定,該(gai)塔(ta)(ta)為現在大(da)(da)的無基(ji)無頂(ding)古塔(ta)(ta),在古代建筑(zhu)研(yan)究中有(you)(you)一(yi)定價值,現該(gai)塔(ta)(ta)為縣級(ji)重(zhong)點(dian)保(bao)護文物(wu),正(zheng)積極申報省(sheng)級(ji)重(zhong)點(dian)文物(wu)保(bao)護單位(wei)。
該塔有(you)三奇,其(qi)一(yi)是無塔尖,一(yi)般塔均有(you)尖,而梵安寺塔沒有(you);其(qi)二是塔頂蓋廟,甚為罕見(jian);其(qi)三是40多米高的塔無地(di)基,完(wan)全(quan)建立在黃土上。
相(xiang)傳,不(bu)知何時(shi)圣人造了(le)一(yi)座高塔,塔頂(ding)直插云霄,磨得(de)天(tian)(tian)叫,攪得(de)天(tian)(tian)際不(bu)安(an),張天(tian)(tian)師見到(dao)大怒(nu),一(yi)鞭(bian)將塔打為三截,底截在上賢;中截落(luo)在汾陽冀(ji)村(cun)(cun)村(cun)(cun)北壽(shou)圣寺,梢截落(luo)在汾陽城(cheng)東建(jian)昌(chang)村(cun)(cun),有(you)(you)“上賢的根根,冀(ji)村(cun)(cun)的身(shen)身(shen),建(jian)昌(chang)的尖(jian)尖(jian)”之說(shuo)。所以上賢和(he)冀(ji)村(cun)(cun)塔都沒有(you)(you)塔頂(ding),只有(you)(you)汾陽建(jian)昌(chang)塔有(you)(you)塔頂(ding)。