寒山寺位於江蘇姑蘇楓橋下。楓橋，在閶門西七里，地與長邑合治，為水陸孔道，自古有名。南北客經由，未有不憩此橋而題詠者。明萬曆三十二年（一六〇四）築楓橋隄；清雍正九年（一七三一）修築長洲縣運河塘。楓橋舊作「封橋」，王郇公居吳時，書張繼詩刻石作「楓」字，相承至今。寒山寺始創於梁天監間（五〇二～五一九），舊名「妙利普明塔院」，唐時俗稱「寒山寺」。宋太平興國初，節度使孫承祐建浮圖七層，嘉祐中改「普明禪寺」。紹興四年（一一三四）僧法遷重建。元季寺塔俱燬，明洪武閒，僧昌崇闢建，後立為叢林；有明一代屢有增修。有清一代，於乾隆、光緒、宣統皆有增建。張繼〈楓橋夜泊〉詩：「月落烏啼霜滿天，江楓漁火對愁眠；姑蘇城外寒山寺，夜半鐘聲到客船。」自此四方遊士至吳，無不慕名而來也，其鐘亦有名於世。相傳唐時禪僧寒山、拾得嘗止於此。在昔，寺以騷人題詠而馳名宇內，今則以高僧卓錫而名揚城外矣。宣統三年（一九一一），大藏書家、名金石學者葉昌熾修纂寺志，分卷為三，分門以十：志橋、志寺、志象、志鐘、志碑、志僧、志產、志遊、志事、志詩，繼附以寒拾事蹟，寒山詩集解題及諸家書牘、詩話、序、跋、考證。〈志橋〉引《吳郡志》、《蘇州府志》、《長洲縣志》、《吳門補乘》所載有關楓橋之記載。〈志寺〉以歷代有關建置碑記附於後。〈志象〉有古佛象及寒拾象有關之題詞、記、詩。〈志鐘〉錄明、清二代有關鐘之疏、詩，另摘「半夜鐘聲」前賢詩話論九則。〈志碑〉則錄宋、明、清三代之碑記。〈志僧〉錄宋代二僧、明代五僧。〈志詩〉則分詠橋、詠寺二目，後附宋、清二代文士擬寒山詩五家。名家所撰，信為佳志。茲據民國十一年（一九二二）吳縣潘氏刊本景印。
Hanshan Temple Gazetteer (寒山寺志)
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Qing · by 葉昌熾纂
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The Record of Hanshan Temple, compiled by the Qing dynasty scholar Ye Changchi, is an important Buddhist local gazetteer documenting the history of Suzhou's Hanshan Temple. Ye Changchi, a renowned late Qing epigrapher and textual scholar, systematically organized the temple's millennium-long historical development amidst the turmoil of the late Qing period. The work details the temple's architectural layout, the deeds of eminent monks, inscriptions, poetic compositions, and its cycles of prosperity and decline across dynasties, profoundly reflecting the practical cultivation within a Pure Land tradition monastic center. This gazetteer not only serves as a crucial document for studying the Buddhist history of the Jiangnan region but also, due to Hanshan Temple's status as a sacred site integrating Chan and Pure Land practices, stands as an authoritative text for exploring the fusion and transmission of Chinese Buddhist culture. It holds irreplaceable academic value in the fields of Buddhist philology and local historical records.
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