介紹
國重(zhong)點文物保護單(dan)位。在長治縣城西北10千米的司馬鄉看寺村中(zhong),東拱太行山(shan),西臨(lin)漳河水(shui)(shui)(shui),古(gu)柏(bo)參天,殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)宇(yu)巍(wei)峨,猶如山(shan)水(shui)(shui)(shui)畫幅(fu)。寺創建(jian)(jian)于唐大和(he)(he)年間(jian),宋(song)明兩朝都有(you)修(xiu)葺。現(xian)存建(jian)(jian)筑以后(hou)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)歷史最古(gu)。俗稱“大寺”,寺名“正(zheng)覺”。寺宇(yu)東依太行山(shan),西臨(lin)漳河水(shui)(shui)(shui),寺內古(gu)柏(bo)參天,殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)閣巍(wei)峨,蒼山(shan)碧水(shui)(shui)(shui),綠蔭紅墻,風景如畫。寺院始(shi)建(jian)(jian)于唐大和(he)(he)年間(jian)(827—835),宋(song)熙(xi)寧三(san)年(1070)僧貞玘重(zhong)建(jian)(jian),元(yuan)至(zhi)順三(san)年(1332)僧道喜重(zhong)修(xiu),明清兩代均有(you)重(zhong)建(jian)(jian)、增建(jian)(jian)與修(xiu)葺。坐北向南,原有(you)前后(hou)兩進(jin)院落,共有(you)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)宇(yu)、廊廡、僧舍70余間(jian)。今僅存中(zhong)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、后(hou)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)和(he)(he)東西配殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian),其中(zhong)以后(hou)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)最古(gu)。后(hou)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)面闊五間(jian),進(jin)深(shen)六椽,單(dan)檐懸山(shan)頂(ding)。殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)項舉折平緩,出檐深(shen)遠。殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)內梁架徹(che)上露明造,四椽栿對乳栿用(yong)三(san)柱(zhu)、在平梁之上施蜀柱(zhu),叉手和(he)(he)合沓,各(ge)(ge)縫下用(yong)攀間(jian),令拱,替木及(ji)各(ge)(ge)種隱
刻(ke)拱。殿內(nei)用方(fang)形石(shi)柱,柱角(jiao)均(jun)有抹(mo)楞(leng),檐柱側角(jiao)升起顯著。檐下斗拱雙抄單下昂(ang),重拱計心造,昂(ang)嘴批竹式(shi),不用補間(jian)斗拱,梁架簡潔規(gui)整,斗拱疏(shu)朗,用材敦厚肥碩(shuo),為(wei)現(xian)存宋代木構建筑中較(jiao)為(wei)典(dian)型(xing)的(de)代表作(zuo)。其余中殿五間(jian)及前(qian)院(yuan)(yuan)東西配殿各(ge)三間(jian),均(jun)為(wei)懸山式(shi)屋頂,屬元(yuan)、明(ming)遺構。寺內(nei)現(xian)存明(ming)天啟三年(1623)鄉(xiang)社約(yue)法(fa)護寺碑l通,是寺院(yuan)(yuan)修(xiu)建史的(de)佐(zuo)證。