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title: "平山堂圖志 · 功德山觀音禪寺記"
description: "平山堂圖志由清代趙之璧編撰，是一部記錄江蘇揚州平山堂及周邊佛教景觀的專志。該書成於乾隆時期，詳載平山堂的歷史沿革、建築布局、文物古蹟及相關詩文軼事。內容融合佛教寺院與文人雅集傳統，展現清代江南佛教與文化的交融。作為地方佛教史志的重要文獻，它為研究清代佛教建築、地域文化及士人佛教信仰提供了珍貴史料，在佛教地理志中具有獨特地位。"
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### 功德山觀音禪寺記

> Mount Meru Guanyin Zen Temple Record

嚴貞

> Yan Zhen

功德山觀音禪寺，在郡城西北七里大儀鄉地勢高三十三丈餘即古之摘星樓基也。元至元年間，僧申律始來駐錫結菴，為宴坐經行之所。丙申年廢弛，洪武己未僧惠整等募眾造觀音天王二殿各三間，慨無聖像，往蔣山寶公院，祗請聖朝欽賜八功德水，塑觀音像并地藏像。乙亥重造山門，門以間計者三，其高二丈，深如其高，而益丈有二尺以為廣。又前為正殿，以間計者五，其高五尋，深如其高而益尋有三尺以為廣。復於正殿之東北建鐘樓，而其高如正殿，其廣減正殿五之三，闢兩廊，東西作禪悅僧堂各五間，左右環為僧。廬方丈退居庖湢之屬地勢中高外峻，則貼石以廣其址。凢木石瓦甓匠傭之費為鈔三萬五千七百緡，為米一千五百六十斛，實洪武辛酉之年落成也。繼募僧今善緣憫年遠，而殿廡頹圮，瓦木朽腐，聚財鳩工，重新修葺。復建山門一所，曰雲林佛塔一座，以鎮峙其門。三十餘年，漸見華燈輝映金鐸鏘鳴，曲檻方櫺，下臨無地善緣謂此殊勝，昔所未有，宜當登載，以示方來。爰狀其實，謁辭為記。按建康志將山，舊名鍾山，考其地脈，則由東南泝長江而西數百里，蜿蟺磅礴，既翕復張，中脊而下，降為平衍，西為覆舟，雞籠諸山。又西為石頭城，而蔣山對峙，名之曰寶珠峯，八功德水寶公院實茲山請奉聖像，流派勝源也。今功德名山，奠茲吉壤，神棲聖止，妥焉以寧，千載猶一日，殆非偶然也。善緣經度指授，乆而弗懈，宜有以勒石以示永乆，無忘所自云爾。若夫茲山已往，陳蹟未為之志，前作後述，是在來者，與夫山川風物之美，亭軒樓閣之勝，著于前賢紀詠，茲不復書。

> \*\*The Guanyin Zen Temple of Merit Mountain\*\* The Guanyin Zen Temple of Merit Mountain stands about seven li northwest of the county seat, in the Dayi district, on terrain rising over thirty-three zhang in elevation—the very foundation of the ancient Star-Picking Tower. During the Zhiyuan era of the Yuan Dynasty, the monk Shen Lü was the first to take up residence here, building a thatched hermitage as a place for seated meditation and mindful walking. By the bingshen year, the site had fallen into ruin. In 1379, under the Ming Dynasty, the monk Hui Zheng and others rallied donors to construct two halls—one to Guanyin and one to the Heavenly Kings—each with three bays. Troubled that no sacred images graced the halls, they journeyed to the Baogong Cloister at Jiang Mountain, where they reverently received the imperial gift of water from the Eight Merits Spring. With this, they fashioned a statue of Guanyin and one of Ksitigarbha. In the yihai year, the mountain gate was rebuilt, spanning three bays. It stood two zhang in height, equaled that in depth, and extended some twelve chi more in width. Further ahead, the main hall rose with five bays, its height reaching five xun, its depth matching that height, and its width exceeding it by another three xun. To the northeast of the main hall, a bell tower was raised, as tall as the main hall though narrower by three-fifths. Twin corridors opened to east and west, housing the Chan Bliss Monks' Quarters, five bays on each side, with monastic lodgings encircling them—including abbot's quarters, auxiliary rooms, and kitchens. As the ground rose steeply in the middle yet fell sharply at the edges, stone was laid to broaden the foundations. The full cost in timber, stone, tiles, and craftsmen's wages came to 35,700 strings of cash and 1,560 hu of rice. The temple was completed in the xinyou year of the Hongwu reign. In later years, the monk Shan Yuan, moved by the decay of time—the halls and corridors collapsing, tiles rotting, and beams wasting—gathered funds and assembled workers for a full restoration. He also built a new mountain gate and a stupa called Cloud Forest, standing guard by the entrance. Over more than thirty years, the temple gradually regained its splendor: lanterns gleaming, golden bells chiming, and winding balconies with lattice windows seeming to hang above the void. Shan Yuan felt this glory had no precedent and that it should be recorded for future generations. He therefore set down the facts and asked for this inscription. According to the Jiankang Records, Jiang Mountain was once called Zhong Mountain. Tracing its veins, it rises from the southeast, follows the Yangtze westward for hundreds of li—serpentine and vast, now gathering, now spreading—then descends from its central ridge into broad plains. To the west stand Fuzhou Mountain and Jilong Mountain; further west lies Stone City, while Jiang Mountain faces it across the way. The peak, named Precious Pearl, is where the Baogong Cloister with its Eight Merits Spring resides—the very source from which the sacred images were reverently received. Now this mountain of merit rests upon this auspicious ground. The spirits and sages dwell here in peace, as steadfast as if a thousand years were but a single day—surely no accident. Through Shan Yuan's enduring efforts—planning, guiding, and never flagging—it is fitting that this record be carved in stone, so that the origins of this place may never be forgotten. As for the mountain's past traces, no record yet exists. To carry forward what was begun and to inscribe what follows is the task of those who come after us. As for the beauty of its hills and streams and the splendor of its pavilions and towers, these have already been celebrated by earlier writers in their verses—there is no need to repeat them here.