南粵邊陲的饒平縣所城鎮高埕村北面,有座高峰,名叫“云峯寺”。山腰有座古剎,因山而名,稱“云峯寺”。這里山高石奇,雄偉壯觀,遠望寺后主峰,峰頂端有幾塊巨石,巧合在一起,如同一朵含苞待放的沖天蓮花,真是天造地設,人間奇景。現寺中(zhong)供(gong)奉釋(shi)迦摩(mo)尼三身佛(fo),十(shi)八(ba)羅(luo)漢,千手(shou)千眼(yan)觀音。
現在寺院建成前后兩座,有兩廳四房一天井,東西廊及伙房,寺東有石屋,據說李季齋(明步政使陳天資之祖),曹宗(明國子監桌佐教),曾先后在這此讀書。巍峨高山,嶄新寺宇,令人神馳,山門上刻著“云峰寺”三字的石匾,仍然是古代傳下來的那塊匾額,踏進山門,就見彌勒佛當門大笑,使人頓忘塵世煩惱。背(bei)面(mian)朝(chao)上(shang)(shang)(shang)是(shi)供奉(feng)韋(wei)陀(tuo)菩薩(sa)。越天井拾級而上(shang)(shang)(shang),就是(shi)正(zheng)廳的(de)欄(lan)桿,西邊(bian)有石雕(diao)對聯:“明月松間照,清泉(quan)石上(shang)(shang)(shang)流。”正(zheng)廳中間是(shi)“大雄寶殿”,上(shang)(shang)(shang)有木(mu)質黑漆金(jin)字大額,兩邊(bian)高掛(gua)楹聯(聯載“試聯”目)。大殿上(shang)(shang)(shang)供著釋迦(jia)牟尼和(he)阿蘭,伽(jia)葉二尊(zun)者,兩邊(bian)是(shi)達摩祖(zu)師和(he)伽(jia)藍菩薩(sa),殿前供奉(feng)的(de)是(shi)觀音菩薩(sa),全部重塑金(jin)身,滿室光華(hua),加上(shang)(shang)(shang)氤(yin)氳香氣,木(mu)魚經(jing)聲(sheng),使人如置身于世外仙境。
云(yun)峯寺的勝跡(ji)有:魁星閣、陳和洞、鼓(gu)石(shi)(shi)、娘子(zi)寨(zhai)、點(dian)燈坳、捧(peng)心石(shi)(shi)、雷扣龜、藏兵洞、鐘鼓(gu)山、猴頭石(shi)(shi)、蓮花石(shi)(shi)。
云(yun)(yun)峯寺始建(jian)(jian)于(yu)(yu)宋末,幾度(du)興廢,至(zhi)明(ming)(ming)嘉靖年(nian)間,兩(liang)廣提學使(shi)進行,“毀淫詞,興社學”,此寺也(ye)被夷為平地,只(zhi)剩斷墻殘壁。明(ming)(ming)崇禎六年(nian)(1633年(nian))寺宇(yu)重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)建(jian)(jian),寺址遷于(yu)(yu)舊(jiu)(jiu)址西側,“云(yun)(yun)峯寺”三(san)字的(de)(de)(de)山(shan)門(men)(men)石(shi)匾(bian)額依然(ran)是(shi)(shi)原寺匾(bian)額,原因是(shi)(shi)在(zai)當(dang)年(nian)在(zai)清(qing)理舊(jiu)(jiu)址過程(cheng)中,從地下掘得出門(men)(men)匾(bian)額及(ji)木(mu)(mu)雕(diao)佛一(yi)尊。自明(ming)(ming)代重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)修山(shan)以來,又歷數百年(nian),至(zhi)解放后,寺院(yuan)只(zhi)剩斷恒禿壁。一(yi)九八四年(nian),旅居(ju)新加(jia)坡的(de)(de)(de)陳溪河先生發起七十余(yu)眾捐資,又蒙(meng)十方善信(xin)及(ji)諸(zhu)山(shan)長老鼎力相助,主(zhu)持比(bi)丘(qiu)尼(ni)釋光彩主(zhu)其事,歷盡艱辛,重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)建(jian)(jian)了大(da)(da)(da)雄寶(bao)殿(dian),門(men)(men)樓及(ji)兩(liang)廂,重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)塑諸(zhu)佛金身。現在(zai)寺院(yuan)建(jian)(jian)成前(qian)后兩(liang)座,有兩(liang)廳四房一(yi)天(tian)井(jing),東西廊及(ji)伙房,寺東有石(shi)屋,據說(shuo)李季齋(明(ming)(ming)步(bu)政使(shi)陳天(tian)資之祖),曹(cao)宗(明(ming)(ming)國子監(jian)桌(zhuo)佐教),曾先后在(zai)這此讀書。巍峨(e)高(gao)山(shan),嶄新寺宇(yu),令人神馳,山(shan)門(men)(men)上(shang)刻著“云(yun)(yun)峰寺”三(san)字的(de)(de)(de)石(shi)匾(bian),仍(reng)然(ran)是(shi)(shi)古代傳下來的(de)(de)(de)那塊匾(bian)額,踏進山(shan)門(men)(men),就(jiu)見彌勒佛當(dang)門(men)(men)大(da)(da)(da)笑,使(shi)人頓忘塵世(shi)煩惱(nao)。背面朝上(shang)是(shi)(shi)供奉(feng)韋陀(tuo)菩(pu)薩。越(yue)天(tian)井(jing)拾級(ji)而上(shang),就(jiu)是(shi)(shi)正廳的(de)(de)(de)欄桿,西邊(bian)有石(shi)雕(diao)對聯:“明(ming)(ming)月松間照,清(qing)泉石(shi)上(shang)流。”正廳中間是(shi)(shi)“大(da)(da)(da)雄寶(bao)殿(dian)”,上(shang)有木(mu)(mu)質黑漆金字大(da)(da)(da)額,兩(liang)邊(bian)高(gao)掛楹聯(聯載“試聯”目)。大(da)(da)(da)殿(dian)上(shang)供著釋迦牟尼(ni)和(he)阿蘭,伽葉二尊者,兩(liang)邊(bian)是(shi)(shi)達摩(mo)祖師和(he)伽藍菩(pu)薩,殿(dian)前(qian)供奉(feng)的(de)(de)(de)是(shi)(shi)觀音菩(pu)薩,全部重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)塑金身,滿室光華,加(jia)上(shang)氤(yin)氳(yun)香氣,木(mu)(mu)魚(yu)經聲,使(shi)人如置身于(yu)(yu)世(shi)外仙境。