大(da)明(ming)(ming)(ming)寺(si)西志聰明(ming)(ming)(ming)山,北臨洺(ming)水,東南(nan)眺(tiao)望曲梁古(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)城,四(si)周良(liang)田千頃,望無際,與古(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)城遙(yao)相輝(hui)映。登斯古(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)冢(zhong),則心(xin)曠(kuang)神怡,沃野百(bai)里盡收(shou)眼底(di),又一景觀(guan)。鄉民摯誠相助(zhu)下,惟時于一九九八年(nian)(nian)五月(yue)奠基,至二零零零年(nian)(nian)二月(yue),大(da)明(ming)(ming)(ming)寺(si)重建(jian)(jian)勝(sheng)利竣工(gong),歷時一年(nian)(nian)零九個月(yue),古(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)寺(si)重見(jian)光輝(hui),再放異彩(cai)。大(da)明(ming)(ming)(ming)寺(si)的建(jian)(jian)成,為我縣大(da)地又添一顆璀璨的明(ming)(ming)(ming)珠,愿大(da)明(ming)(ming)(ming)寺(si)與古(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)冢(zhong)日月(yue)同輝(hui),浩氣長存。
當時寺內殿閣亭(ting)臺林立,莊嚴肅(su)穆,雕梁畫柱,金碧(bi)輝(hui)煌。院內古柏參天,法云環護,遠近(jin)香客(ke),善男(nan)信女參禪拜(bai)師絡繹不(bu)絕。相(xiang)傳始建(jian)于唐宋,興于明清,乃(nai)縣邑一佛教(jiao)圣地也(ye)。寺后有古冢,高五丈,又占地十二(er)余(yu)畝,據縣志載(zai)為漢代古冢,迄今二(er)千余(yu)年,現為省(sheng)級(ji)文物(wu)。
大(da)(da)明寺歷經滄(cang)桑,毀(hui)于一旦。然鄉(xiang)民懷念之情不眠,今逢盛世,也政通(tong)人(ren)和(he),物阜豐(feng),鄉(xiang)民渴望重修大(da)(da)明寺呼(hu)聲日高,社會各界仁(ren)人(ren)義(yi)士,廣大(da)(da)鄉(xiang)民為(wei)弘揚民族傳統(tong)文(wen)(wen)化(hua),保護(hu)歷史文(wen)(wen)化(hua)遺產同心協力(li),踴躍捐(juan)資,在縣(xian)文(wen)(wen)物保管所(suo)支持下,并報市文(wen)(wen)物部門批(pi)準,成立了籌(chou)建委(wei)員會和(he)文(wen)(wen)管會,在籌(chou)建委(wei)員會鼎力(li)操(cao)辦(ban)。
始建于(yu)明代(dai)現無片石(shi)文字存留,無可稽考只(zhi)知(zhi)毀(hui)于(yu)近代(dai)戰亂。
惟(wei)時(shi)于一九(jiu)(jiu)九(jiu)(jiu)八年五月奠(dian)基,至二零(ling)零(ling)零(ling)年二月,大明(ming)寺重建勝利竣工(gong),歷時(shi)一年零(ling)九(jiu)(jiu)個月。