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    June 09

    宝箧印陀罗尼宝塔-杭州雷锋塔-建造缘起

     公元10世纪,那时的杭州城是吴越国国都。在五代十国中,吴越国是个小国,统治的疆域为现中国浙江省为主的东南沿海一带。吴越国的创立者是来自浙江临安的钱缪,据说他非常尊重佛教,其原因是因为他早年身份微贱时曾经受到浙江临安东天目山昭明禅寺法济湮禅师的器重。“滴水之恩当涌泉相报”,当他发迹建立了吴越国后,便大事提倡佛教,建造佛塔。王室人员更是带头礼佛、供佛,从而在全社会习佛蔚然成风,这种风气一直延续到吴越国的最后一位国王钱俶。 钱俶以“敬天修德”名义在太平兴国二年(977年)召集一批顶尖的能工巧匠,在秀甲天下的西湖山水的最佳地段夕照山上开始了雷锋塔的建造。因为夕照山南麓曾是吴越国建杭州城池的西关,因此雷锋塔曾称为“西关砖塔”。在一些古人的著作论文中,也有称“王妃塔”或“皇妃塔”的。这一称呼涉及到造塔的又一来由,据这一缘由的说法,认为建雷锋塔是为了答谢佛恩使吴越王妃生了皇子。按吴越国王钱俶亲笔留题在雷锋塔《华严经》刻石后面的跋的说法,雷锋塔塔名确是“皇妃塔”。尽管两种说法不一,但都认为建塔是为了感谢佛恩。 原先计划建造“千尺十三层”,由于财力所限,实际施工时只建了七层。雷锋塔初建成时,金碧辉煌,瑰丽多姿。全塔以砖石砌成塔身、塔心,塔基平面是一个等边八角形,外观八面。塔身外围设有木构檐廊,重檐飞栋,洞窗豁达,是一座典型的八面七层砖木结构楼阁式塔。沿塔身内、外围之间设有螺旋状登塔楼梯,可逐层上达塔顶。凭窗依阑远眺,西湖山水形胜尽在眼中。

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