瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)寺(si)位于福(fu)建(jian)(jian)省福(fu)清市境內的(de)(de)(de)瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)山(shan)(shan)。北宋所建(jian)(jian),距(ju)今約(yue)九(jiu)(jiu)百年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)歷史。瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)山(shan)(shan)山(shan)(shan)中怪(guai)巖(yan)(yan)奇洞(dong),勝景甚多,著名(ming)的(de)(de)(de)有(you)(you)佛(fo)(fo)窟巖(yan)(yan)、天(tian)(tian)章巖(yan)(yan)、大(da)(da)(da)洞(dong)天(tian)(tian)、振衣臺(tai)、桃花洞(dong)等三(san)(san)(san)(san)十(shi)(shi)七奇景。山(shan)(shan)頂(ding)石(shi)巖(yan)(yan),史載有(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)孔洞(dong)大(da)(da)(da)如箕(ji),水(shui)滿其(qi)中,春夏不涸(he),人(ren)稱「可(ke)通海」。北宋宣和(he)四年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(一(yi)(yi)(yi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)二(er)(er)二(er)(er)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian))團欒居士于山(shan)(shan)南開(kai)辟(pi)(pi)景物,并創建(jian)(jian)瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)寺(si)。佛(fo)(fo)殿梵(fan)宮依山(shan)(shan)而(er)建(jian)(jian),恢宏壯麗(li)。后歷代有(you)(you)興修,現(xian)有(you)(you)建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)為(wei)明(ming)(ming)末清初及(ji)民國初所筑(zhu)(zhu)。寺(si)西(xi)有(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)巨大(da)(da)(da)石(shi)雕彌(mi)勒佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang),為(wei)全國重點保護文(wen)(wen)物。明(ming)(ming)嘉(jia)(jia)靖年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)間(jian)(一(yi)(yi)(yi)五(wu)二(er)(er)二(er)(er)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)至一(yi)(yi)(yi)五(wu)六六年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)),戚繼(ji)光(guang)游瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)山(shan)(shan),開(kai)辟(pi)(pi)大(da)(da)(da)洞(dong)天(tian)(tian)、宜睡洞(dong)、歸云洞(dong)諸(zhu)勝景,并于嘉(jia)(jia)靖四十(shi)(shi)三(san)(san)(san)(san)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(一(yi)(yi)(yi)五(wu)六四年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian))九(jiu)(jiu)月,書《瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)開(kai)山(shan)(shan)記(ji)(ji)略》,立(li)碑于彌(mi)勒像(xiang)左。自巖(yan)(yan)頂(ding)鳥瞰(kan)遠山(shan)(shan)近水(shui),云影天(tian)(tian)光(guang),心曠(kuang)神怡。 瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)寺(si)獨具特色的(de)(de)(de)佛(fo)(fo)教(jiao)文(wen)(wen)物當屬(shu)瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)彌(mi)勒佛(fo)(fo)造像(xiang)。它(ta)在瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)山(shan)(shan)瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)寺(si)西(xi)。系(xi)用一(yi)(yi)(yi)天(tian)(tian)然(ran)巨巖(yan)(yan)圓雕而(er)成,是(shi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)尊高和(he)厚(hou)各約(yue)九(jiu)(jiu)米(mi)、寬十(shi)(shi)米(mi)的(de)(de)(de)彌(mi)勒佛(fo)(fo)坐(zuo)像(xiang),據(ju)《海口特志(zhi)》記(ji)(ji)載:「元(yuan)至正元(yuan)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(一(yi)(yi)(yi)三(san)(san)(san)(san)四一(yi)(yi)(yi)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)),邑(yi)人(ren)呂伯(bo)恭琢大(da)(da)(da)石(shi)為(wei)彌(mi)勒佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang),高三(san)(san)(san)(san)丈(zhang)五(wu)尺(chi),相傳琢匠日間(jian)有(you)(you)百人(ren),夜間(jian)只有(you)(you)九(jiu)(jiu)十(shi)(shi)九(jiu)(jiu)人(ren),疑有(you)(you)神助。」明(ming)(ming)洪武二(er)(er)十(shi)(shi)三(san)(san)(san)(san)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(一(yi)(yi)(yi)三(san)(san)(san)(san)九(jiu)(jiu)○年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian))僧悟普構堂覆之,現(xian)周圍仍存有(you)(you)石(shi)柱,堂已圮。嘉(jia)(jia)靖末,參將戚繼(ji)光(guang)勒石(shi)紀勝,碑文(wen)(wen)系(xi)周天(tian)(tian)球所書。又鐫「望闕臺(tai)」三(san)(san)(san)(san)字。泰(tai)昌元(yuan)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(一(yi)(yi)(yi)六二(er)(er)0年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)),少師葉文(wen)(wen)忠公(gong)募資(zi)重建(jian)(jian),石(shi)像(xiang)盤(pan)腿(tui)坐(zuo),袒胸露(lu)肩,左手拈珠,右手撫腹,兩眼微瞇,雙耳垂(chui)肩,笑容(rong)可(ke)鞠(ju)。腿(tui)腰(yao)上(shang)還雕有(you)(you)三(san)(san)(san)(san)尊小羅漢,逼真(zhen)生動地(di)表現(xian)了彌(mi)勒慈祥(xiang)、樂觀的(de)(de)(de)性格,形神兼(jian)備(bei),為(wei)元(yuan)朝石(shi)雕的(de)(de)(de)杰作,是(shi)我國東南較(jiao)大(da)(da)(da)的(de)(de)(de)石(shi)雕佛(fo)(fo)像(xiang)。 瑞(rui)(rui)巖(yan)(yan)寺(si)現(xian)存主要佛(fo)(fo)教(jiao)建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)有(you)(you)大(da)(da)(da)雄寶殿、文(wen)(wen)昌閣仙(xian)公(gong)樓(lou)、伽藍殿。最后一(yi)(yi)(yi)次重建(jian)(jian)是(shi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)九(jiu)(jiu)九(jiu)(jiu)五(wu)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)。寺(si)內有(you)(you)僧舍利塔五(wu)座(zuo),其(qi)中較(jiao)具文(wen)(wen)物價值的(de)(de)(de)是(shi)「祖(zu)師舍利塔」,陰刻梵(fan)文(wen)(wen)。另有(you)(you)各類碑記(ji)(ji)六十(shi)(shi)八塊,均屬(shu)宋朝和(he)明(ming)(ming)朝所立(li)。 現(xian)任監院志(zhi)禪法師,三(san)(san)(san)(san)十(shi)(shi)余歲,福(fu)建(jian)(jian)省福(fu)鼎人(ren),畢業于福(fu)建(jian)(jian)佛(fo)(fo)學院。