无边寺,又称白塔寺,位于山西省太谷县,始建于西晋泰始八年(公元272年),寺庙历经北齐、北宋、元、明、清等朝代的修建和修葺,至今已有1700多年的历史,是晋商之都“金太谷”的地标建筑。
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太谷有一句俗话,“先有白塔村,后有太谷城”。这是因为无边寺始建年代很早,并且寺内建有白塔,所以就以塔命村名,是北周阳邑县的所在地。
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北宋治平年间重修无边寺,改额“普慈寺”。北宋元祐五年(1090年)续修,寺中建塔,顶有尊胜石幢,垩久而白不减,俗称白塔。元明清各代屡经修补。现存建筑除白塔为宋代遗构外,余皆为清代所建。
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无边寺的布局为三进院落,中轴线从南到北依次为倒座戏台、献殿、白塔、天王殿、大雄宝殿。东西两侧则建有碑廊、藏经楼、地藏殿、观音殿等。
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琉璃狮造型别致,形象传神,须弥座下刻着的“福、禄、祥、祯、寿”,为明代物品,原在太谷县南关关帝庙。
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寺庙内的白塔为中国八大白塔之一,高43米,八角形,七层,为楼阁式空心塔,因通体白色,故称作白塔。每层皆出塔檐,檐下皆有斗拱,各层栱券门洞与檐外相通,并雕有假门窗,具有宋代建筑风格。塔门前有后加的抱厦。
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