慧光(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)寺(si)原名光(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)孝寺(si)，又(you)稱萬(wan)壽寺(si)、報恩寺(si)。二(er)00七年(nian)十二(er)月二(er)十五日，經省民宗委粵民宗行政審批(pi)[2007]26號文《關于同意(yi)設立連州(zhou)市慧光(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)寺(si)的批(pi)復》正式命(ming)名為(wei)慧光(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)寺(si)。慧光(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)寺(si)位于連州(zhou)市區慧光(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)路(lu)慧光(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)塔(ta)側。始建(jian)于南(nan)北朝宋泰始七年(nian)（公元471年(nian)），北宋嘉佑六年(nian)僧法辯重建(jian)，明朝嘉靖二(er)十二(er)年(nian)僧普化又(you)重建(jian)，清(qing)朝道光(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)十年(nian)再(zai)重建(jian)。
慧(hui)光寺主殿左(zuo)側為(wei)慧(hui)光法堂，堂后為(wei)數十(shi)楹(ying)方丈禪房。上有(you)羅漢堂、華嚴閣，旁有(you)香積(ji)廚，中造(zao)浮圖十(shi)余丈，置(zhi)銀纓(ying)舍利。
歷史背景、現狀與問題
根據史料記載慧光(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)寺位(wei)于州城(cheng)(cheng)南(nan)(nan)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)外東(dong)(dong)(dong)側(ce)；連州城(cheng)(cheng)規(gui)制：平面(mian)呈圓形(xing)，辟(pi)東(dong)(dong)(dong)南(nan)(nan)西(xi)(xi)三(san)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)，北置(zhi)北樓無門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)，東(dong)(dong)(dong)西(xi)(xi)南(nan)(nan)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)辟(pi)甕城(cheng)(cheng)，西(xi)(xi)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)由于河道的關系甕城(cheng)(cheng)內置(zhi)，東(dong)(dong)(dong)南(nan)(nan)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)均外置(zhi)甕城(cheng)(cheng)以(yi)利防御。南(nan)(nan)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)為州的主門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)，亦為城(cheng)(cheng)池(chi)防御的重點，沿河道圈一路橢圓形(xing)的羅(luo)城(cheng)(cheng)，其中東(dong)(dong)(dong)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)曰“永東(dong)(dong)(dong)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)”，南(nan)(nan)辟(pi)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)四座，由西(xi)(xi)向東(dong)(dong)(dong)依次為“朝(chao)陽門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)”、“濟(ji)川門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)”、“龍澤門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)”、“鎮江門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)”；城(cheng)(cheng)隍(huang)廟、慧光(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)寺、萬壽宮(gong)(gong)、慧光(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)塔(ta)居(ju)南(nan)(nan)羅(luo)城(cheng)(cheng)的東(dong)(dong)(dong)側(ce)，城(cheng)(cheng)隍(huang)廟、慧光(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)寺、萬壽宮(gong)(gong)沿東(dong)(dong)(dong)西(xi)(xi)橫向排列(lie)，慧光(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)塔(ta)位(wei)于慧光(guang)(guang)(guang)(guang)寺東(dong)(dong)(dong)北方向。
慧光塔是(shi)國(guo)務院公(gong)布的(de)重點(dian)文物(wu)保(bao)護單位。慧光塔始(shi)建(jian)于(yu)南北(bei)朝時期的(de)泰始(shi)四年（公(gong)元468年）。宋代重建(jian)，兼具唐(tang)宋建(jian)筑風格，六(liu)角九層通高(gao)49.866米(mi)，是(shi)廣(guang)東省(sheng)目前保(bao)存較好的(de)一(yi)(yi)座(zuo)樓(lou)閣(ge)式磚(zhuan)室佛教(jiao)塔，且結構較為特殊，其鴛鴦交手拱在廣(guang)東罕見。慧光塔的(de)西(xi)側現狀有一(yi)(yi)所小學，其余(yu)均為二——三層的(de)民(min)宅。
慧光(guang)塔(ta)位于廣(guang)東省連州(zhou)市連州(zhou)鎮慧光(guang)路南端107國道(dao)旁，地(di)理坐標為東經112°30′，北緯24°70′。慧光(guang)塔(ta)附近(jin)地(di)貌(mao)為半(ban)丘陵，海(hai)拔100米左(zuo)右，四面環山(shan)。東西兩(liang)端從(cong)巾峰(feng)山(shan)至連江河(he)地(di)勢(shi)逐漸(jian)低(di)緩(huan)，形成東高西低(di)，南北相對平緩(huan)的河(he)谷平原。
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