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天宁宝塔始建于4月，于4月30日开光。总建面积2.7万平方米，塔高13层153.79米，为国内4000多座宝塔之最;从底层地宫到顶层钟楼，整座宝塔以佛教文化为主线，以东阳木雕、扬州漆器、常州乱针绣、惠安石雕等手工艺术为表现手法，巧妙地诠释了大乘佛教的诸多教义。
佛塔的建成，与北方云岗大佛、中原龙门大佛、西方乐山大佛、东方灵山大佛、南方香港天坛大佛遥相呼应，成为五方五佛的佛心。
天宁宝塔在外形上采用了唐宋古塔的风格：八角飞檐，形态端庄，简洁粗犷，气势宏大;塔身装饰也沿天宁禅寺袭唐宋建筑的风格：华贵而不繁复，简洁亦显大气，虽无雕梁画栋之美，却有古色古香之韵，透出一股庄严之气。
自204月奠基以来，天宁宝塔已经使用了6500吨钢材撑起了塔身骨架，宝塔钢结构在底封顶，经精密测量，塔尖与底部的垂直度误差不足1厘米。如此精确度，为天宁宝塔赢得了第一个奖项：国家钢结构协会颁布的金奖。
天宁宝塔中的大柱、栏杆、吊顶、楼梯、扶手、门槛等全部使用的是楠木，用量已达5000立方米。这些楠木出自于缅甸和巴布亚新几内亚的深山老林，均为直径1米、长度则分别为9米和6米的原材。
其中，每一层分别60至72根，13层总量达1000余根的楠木大柱，用材即达1000多立方米。而在一层的附节层，伸向塔身外8米多的飞檐全由楠木制成，仅这一层，楠木用材即达1300立方米。
在天宁宝塔承载的1000吨铜饰中，最夺人眼球的就是塔顶那座金刚宝座型的塔刹。
这座塔刹包括莲台、象轮、鼓座、火焰板等组成，由75吨黄铜浇铸而成。考虑到安装难度，整座塔刹被分别浇铸成5节，然后逐节套接，浇铸拼接的出色工艺让整座塔刹浑然一体。
在层层宝塔屋檐上，共加盖了5万张青铜铭文瓦，底部是条形的青铜底瓦。瓦上铭文，缘于古代青铜器上铭文而引发的灵感，这一创新设计令青铜铭文瓦获得了国家专利。此外，屋顶的椽子、望板，檐上的斗拱，也全为铜材装饰，不再承重的斗拱由铜皮包出外型，而斗与拱的型制、尺寸则完全按古建法则。在中国现存塔林之中，最具盛名的是少林寺的塔林。
而新建的天宁宝塔，在宝塔基座的6层围栏上，将围绕起1000座汉白玉雕刻的玉塔塔林，与天宁宝塔形成“众聚如林”的盛况。玉塔每座高65厘米，加上基座高1.75米，由四川雅安的“东方白”玉，经中国南北著名的雕刻之乡福建惠安和河北曲阳两县的民间艺人之手精心雕琢而成。
在1000座玉塔之间，是由1000块玉石旁板聚成一座佛教经文碑林，碑林上的经文，将邀请海内外500名高僧书写，迄今为止，已经搜集到了200多位高僧撰写的经文。
在宝塔13层顶的钟楼层，悬挂一口15吨重的大钟。钟声需数人合围，钟壁厚如青砖，敲钟之柱更粗于碗口，需几人合力。钟声幽远，福音广布。
这口大钟虽然称不上最大，但118米的悬挂高度足以令其成为第一高钟。“高钟第一”及天宁寺松纯方丈题写的“国泰民安”八个大字，分别位于南北两壁。另外六面墙壁，则是一部完整的《金刚经》全卷，8000个8厘米见方的大字，镌刻于千年香樟木上，苍劲古朴，一气呵成。
在第一高钟四侧内壁上，是四幅雕刻精致、金色饱满、富丽堂皇、庄严肃静的扬州漆画。这四幅《华严大法》、《法华妙典》等大型贴真金漆艺壁画，是江苏省工艺美术名人吕永林、杨忠宝等人的呕心之作，也是扬州漆画首次进入佛门。宝塔13层，展现的是佛祖释迦牟尼讲经说法，各路佛法神仙共聚灵山盛会的宏大场面。
诠释这一场面的分别是五方五佛和四幅壁面。五方五佛分别供奉于东西南北中五个方位，位于中央的是一尊堪称镇塔之宝的天然水晶佛。这尊通体透明浑然天成的释迦牟尼古佛像源于16世纪印度，上世纪流落于欧洲，20，爱华人士高培芝将其迎请回国并捐赠给天宁宝塔，另四方玉佛将采用新疆和田玉和昆仑玉中白、墨、蓝、红四种色玉雕刻而成。
五方佛表现佛祖讲经场面，而四面壁面展现万佛朝圣的宏大气势。每面壁长6米高2.4米，雕刻的工艺为中国最好的东阳木雕。十多位东阳民间雕刻大师们，将用8个月的时间，以凸出10多厘米的阳刻工艺，在柚木上展现500-600个神态各异的人物造型以及各种场面。
步入天宁宝塔塔基广场，抬眼望去，是宝塔一二层间悬挂的“龙城象教”的大匾，匾长5米高2米。而在塔基四角，高5.3米、全铜铸成的四大天王高大威严、神采威武，分别手持的剑、琵琶、伞、龙四件“法宝”，隐含着对“风调雨顺”的祈求。
每座天王像两侧，分别摆放铜铸大象共8只，每只大象高3.2米，长5米。另有两根高19.8米、直径3米的九龙柱矗立于宝塔两边，九龙柱由花岗岩雕刻而成，重200余吨。龙与象共聚广场，也应了“龙城象教”之说。此外，广场上还有两只长5米、宽1.8米、高2.8米的香炉，是迄今全国最大的香炉。
天宁禅寺素有“东南第一丛林”的美誉，是我国佛教界中的一颗璀璨的明珠。它位于红梅公园的南面，坐落在风景如画的天宁风景区怀抱之中。在这春光明媚的星期天，爸爸妈妈带着我目睹了它迷人的雄姿。
还没进门，只见黄墙黑瓦，环绕四周。殿堂巍峨，飞檐翘角，金碧辉煌，远望上去格外雄伟壮丽。空气中弥漫着烛香，烧香拜佛的都很虔诚，一切都很庄严，我们一家也受到了感染，放慢脚步，走入寺中。
刚进入寺庙，便看见了天王殿。里面分列着四大天王，大约高达8米左右。他们各持剑、琴、伞、绳，身躯魁伟，显得威风凛凛。妈妈告诉我他们是保护百姓和天庭的天神，象征着风调雨顺，我不由得肃然起敬。
来到大雄宝殿，听爸爸说它可是全寺最大的佛殿。殿内雕梁画栋，供奉着三尊大佛。有一尊弥勒佛吸引了我的视线，他金身大肚，眼睛微闭，正在捧腹大笑呢!在这庄严的氛围中，他那憨态可掬的样子也引得我不禁微笑起来。
天宁寺最有名的建筑要数天宁宝塔了。它高153。79米，为世界佛塔之最。我和爸爸妈妈来到宝塔前，只见宝塔拔地而起，顶天立地。站在塔下仰望，我要仰起脖子才能看到塔顶，我不禁失声赞叹：“哇，真高啊!”进入宝塔的第一层——大佛殿，整个大殿内的佛像众多，庄重而精致。宝塔还有一层神秘的地下宫殿，里面还有一件稀世珍宝——舍利，据说是高僧圆寂后留下的宝贝，安放在一间小巧玲珑的房间里，只能远远观望，显得神秘而珍贵。乘着电梯，们登上了顶楼。站在殿外的长廊上，手扶栏杆，放眼望去，只能看到城市的淡淡轮廓，一切尽入眼底，让我不禁想起一句诗来：欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。
在顶楼，我们全家撞响了青铜大钟。那绵延的钟声，似乎传扬着天宁寺的福音，祈愿着天下安宁，我心中也这样默念着!
各位游客大家好，欢迎来到江苏常州，首先自我介绍一下：我是今天地陪导游姜秋萍，在我身边的这位是我们的司机张师傅，车号为123456这几天由我们为大家服务，希望我们大家能合作的愉快，常州别称”龙城”是江苏省13个省辖市之一,位居长江之南,太糊之滨.处于长江三角洲中心地带,与上海,南京等距相望.现辖金坛、溧阳两个县级市和武进、新北、天宁、钟楼、戚墅五个行政区。好，现在大家可以向车窗外看一看我们常州的市容市貌，我们现所处的位置是天宁区.
今天我们游览的景点是享有”东南第一丛林”美誉的天宁寺. 开山祖师是金陵牛头山幽栖寺的法融禅师。始建于唐代贞观、永徽年间，距今有1300多年历史了。在这期间屡建屡毁，几度更名。天宁寺与镇江的金山寺、扬州高旻(min)寺、宁波天童寺禅宗寺四大丛林。天凝寺的特点是殿宇巍峨壮观、佛像高大庄严、砖木雕饰艳丽，历代名僧辈出。我们现在就到天宁寺了，请各位游客带好自己的随身物品随我下车。
天宁寺大门对面的照壁上的四个大字就是当年乾隆六下江南第三次到天宁寺时亲笔题写的。龙城是常州的别称，象教指佛教。象在佛教是吉祥物，佛祖释迦牟尼母亲夜梦白象入怀。当年佛祖释迦牟尼升天后其弟子为了怀念佛祖和传播佛法以木刻上释迦牟尼佛像，以佛的形象教化僧众和善男信女。
这是天宁寺的大门，也就是佛教中的山门。为何称山门呢?因古代的寺院大部分建筑在环境清幽的山林中故称山门。但佛教禅宗也称三门就是智慧、慈悲、方便。请大家随我进寺内游览。
左右这两块石碑记录着天宁寺的荣誉。分别是4A级景区、国家非物质文化遗产、全国重点寺院、江苏省文物保护单位。
现在我们来到了天王殿，这几个字是原全国政协副主席、中国佛教协会前会长、当代著名书法家赵朴初书写的。上方还有不二法门的砖刻是清代翰林院编修冯桂芬所书。什么是不二法门呢?按佛经的解释是：佛与众生没有差别，现在与过去没有差别，此世界与他世界没有差别。此一门既代表了天下所有修行的法门，天下所有修行的法门又可以归结到这一门这就是不二法门
墙上的南无(MOU)阿弥陀佛是现任方丈题写的.现在请跟随我进入天王殿内.迎面的是弥勒佛.他袒胸露腹,笑容可掬,令人感到慈祥亲切.此佛常怀慈悲之心,弥勒译为慈氏,是弥勒佛的姓,名阿逸多,译为无能胜.传说五代梁时有一矮胖和尚,常用禅杖挑一布袋,搭在肩上,四出化缘,人家给他的东西都放进布袋中.人称”布袋和尚”大肚能容,容天下难容之事.开口便笑.笑世间可笑之人.就是形容弥勒佛.殿堂两边的是护持佛法的四大天王.俗称四大金刚.每尊高打7.8米.连同神台高9.1米.东方持国天国:持国是以慈悲为怀,保护众生,手持琵琶.表明他用音乐使众生得到快乐和利益.南方增长天王,增长是令众生善根增长,手持宝剑,为的是保护佛法不收侵犯.西方广目天王,广目是以清净的天眼经常观察世界,手中缠绕一条龙,令其皈依佛门造福人群.北方多闻天王,因为常护如来道场,得以多闻佛法.右手持伞左手执话狐雕为的是保护众生,制伏群魔.他们手中所持的物件为法宝.古代人们认为他们能镇妖祛邪,以求得风调雨顺,国泰民安.请大家往里边走,这尊是韦驮,他是看护寺院的守门神,有了他,休想从这里拿走一草一木.关于弥勒和韦驮还有一个有意思的民间传说:他们原是一寺之主.弥勒呢因笑口常开,香火很旺盛,但疏于防范,以至佛寺难以维持.而韦驮防外治内极严,令人望而生畏,所以香火甚是冷落.佛祖发现后叫他们一起合作.一个负责对外接待,一个负责防外治内,刚开始都不太愿意,但是合作一段时间后,香火旺盛,佛寺富足,佛法弘扬,从此就长期合作下去了
请大家随我继续游览.天王殿和大雄宝殿的左右是四个配殿.文殊殿、普贤殿、观音殿、地藏殿。分别在山西的五台山、四川的娥眉山、浙江的普陀山、安徽的九华山。古时候交通不便，佛教僧徒一生中很难参拜四座名山。佛教僧众认为凡到天宁寺进过香，就好参拜过四座名山。两侧是罗汉堂，我们现在去东罗汉堂。大家看这个疯僧手中的手中的扫帚和吹火桶。在戏文中秦桧问：为何你的吹火桶没有洞?疯僧答不能有洞，否则就是私通番邦。那你的扫帚为何是新的，分明是懒和尚，疯僧答：我这扫帚不是用来扫地的是用来扫尽奸臣。秦桧被这个疯僧骂的目瞪口呆。后人供奉他不是因为他是神仙，而是敬仰他不畏权势。
各位请看两侧的墙上，上面有518幅罗汉砖刻图象。刻于清嘉庆3年。在十年**期间，人们用石灰覆盖，才得以完整保存到现在。大家看这两块石板?有谁知道他有什么作用吗?对了，他是测量季节和时间的成为日晷(GUI)。这两块是集天文科学，考古研究和实用于一体的清代日晷。要说明的是原来的两块，一块被日寇毁坏，一块因年代久远，早已模糊不清。现在的是寺院修复后期经上海天文台研究人员精心勘测设计，于1991年按原样复制成的
在我们正面这座就是大雄宝殿.这四个大字是清代光绪年间翰林院编修、常州书法家费念慈所书。大雄是佛门弟子对释迦牟尼佛道德无上，法力无边的尊称。寓意是最大勇士，法力无边。现在我们进殿内看一看。殿中央有三尊大佛，正中是释迦牟尼，是佛教的创始人，释迦牟尼出生在公元前5世纪，比中国的孔子早了十四年，原名悉达多姓乔达摩。释迦牟尼是后来佛教徒对他的尊称，释迦是种族的名称，牟尼是圣人的意思，意为释迦族的圣人。他是古印度北部迦毗(PI)罗卫国的王太子，但他并不以此为满足，当他看到烈日下农夫汗流浃背，鞭打耕牛犁田时，感到生的沉重：当看到老人举步艰难时，感到了老的可怜：当看到脸色苍白病人时，感到病的痛苦：
当他看到送葬人撕心裂肺的哭声时，感到了死的悲凉。怎样才能从生、老、病、死中解脱出来呢，他苦苦思索着。在29岁时，他离家出走。在深山中跟名师学习禅定，后独修苦行6年，后又在一棵菩提树下静坐苦思解脱之法。终于在十二月初八的凌晨，悉达多终于战胜了最后的烦恼，获得了彻底的觉悟成了大智慧的佛陀，把他创作的教义称为佛教，他传播佛教45年，广收门徒，80岁时涅槃
东边是东方世界药师佛，古代中国人不仅重视生，而且注重死。所以人们希望仰仗药师佛的能力，达到消灾延寿的目的。他左手捧法轮，象征佛的学说像法轮常转不息。西边阿弥陀佛是西方极乐世界的主宰，不论何时何地，不论男女老少，只要念“南无(MO)阿弥陀佛“便可消灾得福，他手持金台，寓意众生去世后，由他的金台接往西方极乐世界。
站在释迦牟尼两边的是十大弟子的两位，左边年长的叫迦叶，跟佛祖学习佛法，是佛祖生前最喜爱的弟子，佛祖死后，迦叶取得了佛教的领导地位。右边年轻的叫阿难，是喜庆或欢喜的意思，相传是佛祖的堂第。他的记性特别好，知识渊博。迦叶死后阿难成为佛教领袖
大雄宝殿的两侧供奉着20尊诸天菩萨，他们各管一方，是佛教的护持者，大家请看住尊“鬼子圣母“旁边的孩子是鬼母的儿子，传说中鬼母有许多儿子，但他生性残暴，专门爱吃别人的孩子，佛祖知道后，就将他的儿子藏了起来，启发他将心比心。像爱护自己的孩子一样爱护别人的孩子。后来他弃恶扬善，带着自己的孩子一起皈依佛法。这是说佛以慈悲为怀，法力无边，能教诲，改造所有的恶人。
现在我们看到的这组彩塑像有127尊，高达13米。赤脚站在鳌头上的观音手持柳枝净水瓶，内装神奇的甘露水，用以救人百病。表现出“普渡众生“的风范。左边是龙女，右边是善财童子。观音上面是地藏王，海岛最高处是”雪山太子“是释迦牟尼苦修六年的场面，，他赤膊抱膝蹲坐，因不吃人间烟火，骨瘦如柴，靠白猿献果，麋鹿献乳苦熬，体现了他经受了非凡的磨练。
下面我们去参观玉佛殿，均由佛国缅甸请回的。这尊卧佛长5.3米，重12吨是佛祖80岁涅槃时的形象。其他的佛像和菩萨只能是立姿或坐姿，只有释迦牟尼才能有卧像，这种卧式叫“吉祥卧”。这些墙上的佛像是由台湾友好寺院赠送的。
这里呢就是三宝殿，佛、法、僧为寺院三宝，一层是僧人打坐念禅，二层是藏经楼，三层是万佛楼后面呢是天宁宝塔，被誉为“中华第一宝塔”，感兴趣的朋友可以去参观一下。天宁寺的游览到这里就结束了，谢谢大家!
常州天宁寺始建于唐朝贞观、永徽年间，即公元627—655 年。为全国重点佛教寺院之一，江苏省文物保护单位，有东南第一丛林之称。与镇江金山寺、扬州高旻寺、宁波天童寺并称为中国禅宗四大丛林。
天宁寺素斋是有历史传统的，各地香客到此朝山进香，游客来瞻仰游览，每每喜欢在此用膳，一来是趁做佛事之际，宴请亲朋好友、品尝佛门齐味，以表欢聚志喜之情，也是虔诚祝愿之意。
主要景点介绍
1、天宁宝塔
天宁宝塔始建于4月，于4月30日开光。总建面积2.7万平方米，塔高13层153.79米，为国内4000多座宝塔之最;从底层地宫到顶层钟楼，整座宝塔以佛教文化为主线，以东阳木雕、扬州漆器、常州乱针绣、惠安石雕等手工艺术为表现手法，巧妙地诠释了大乘佛教的诸多教义。
2、照壁
大门对面的照壁上的“龙城象教”四个大字就是当年乾隆六下江南第三次来到天宁寺时亲笔题写的。“龙城”是常州的别称，“象教”便是指的佛教。
3、天王殿
现在我们已经来到了“天王殿”，这么大的天王殿在全国是屈指可数的。它高达23米多，面积790平方米。这檐下的巨匾“天王殿”三个金光闪闪的大字，是原全国政协副主席、中国佛教协会前会长、著名书法家赵朴初书写的。
各位游客：
欢迎您光临天宁禅寺游览观光。
唐代诗人杜牧在《江南春绝句》这首诗中，有“南朝四百八十寺，多少楼台烟雨中”之句。他描写的虽是当时的金陵，其实常州东郊一带，旧时也是寺庙众多，楼台处处。随着时代的变迁，许多寺庙道观早已灰飞烟灭，唯有天宁寺经1300多年沧桑而久盛不衰。她有许多奇特有趣的东西，欲知详细情况，且到现场听我一一介绍。
各位游客，请看，这金碧辉煌，梵宇琳宫的建筑群，就是闻名四海的天宁寺。与镇江金山寺、宁波天童寺、扬州高寺并称为东南四大丛林。下面先请大家看山门对面照壁上的“龙城象教”四个大字。这是乾隆皇帝御笔题写的。龙城是常州的别称，象教便是指的佛教。现在我们到天王殿去拜会四大天王。 四大天王是佛教的护法天神，俗称“四大金刚”。身着青袍，手捧琵琶的叫“东方持国天王”;身着青袍，手拿宝剑的是“南方增长天王”;身穿红袍，手中缠绕一龙的是“西方广目天王”;身着绿袍，右手执宝幢(俗称伞)，左手握银鼠者是“北方多闻天王”。
他们各护一方天下，使佛法不受干扰或侵犯。其形象与古典小说《封神演义》第四十回上描写的魔礼海、魔礼青、魔礼红、魔礼寿的神态、法术、神通是大体一致的。他们手中所持的物件，称为“法宝”，用以镇妖祛邪，制服敌对，以保国泰民安，风调雨顺。风，指宝剑的锋，以保护众生;调，指琵琶，用音乐来教化、愉悦民众;雨，指宝伞，以制服群魔;顺，指龙，以维护安定，保护世界和平。
步出天王殿，是“田”字形的四合大院，两座罗汉堂分列东西，形成四角等边的四个配殿：文殊殿、普贤殿、观音殿、地藏殿。将这四大菩萨同塑一寺，各居其显灵说法的道场，是象征中国佛教四大名山--山西五台山、四川峨眉山、浙江普陀山、安徽九华山。所以佛教信众认为凡到天宁寺进过香的人，就好比参拜过四大佛山了。
东西两厢罗汉堂的罗汉分坐四排，每尊身高一米左右，全身贴金。请各位注意：罗汉堂里还有两位尊贵的陪客--济颠和疯僧。
常州天宁寺还有两件天文科学仪器，是各地寺院所绝无仅有的。它就是放置在大雄宝殿丹墀两侧，东面像石碑式样竖着的叫“面东西日晷”;西首像台面模样平卧的叫“平面日晷”。
现在请各位到天宁寺最为雄伟庄严的殿宇--大雄宝殿去观光。我不想细说，只向大家说大雄宝殿特色的五个字：高、粗、多、奇、巧。
现在请各位移步到大殿背后，朝拜彩塑海岛观世音。这个大型彩塑群像，俗称“望海观音”。群像的中心人物是赤着双脚，立在鳌头上的观音。她手持杨枝净水瓶，内装神奇的甘露，用以救人百病，表现出“普渡众生“的风范。左边侍立着双手捧有宝珠的是龙女;右边向观音合十参拜的是善财童子。观音左边骑青狮的是文殊菩萨，右边骑白象的是普贤菩萨。最高处是一米高的“雪山太子”，即释迦牟尼雪山苦修6年的场景。
天宁寺还有从缅甸、泰国请来的玉佛、铜佛，有1990年新建的放生池，现在又在寺后兴建13层的天宁佛塔。天宁寺和尚的梵呗唱诵曾晋京表演，在港台地区也很受尊重。这些都说明了天宁寺的地位和声望。相信她的建设和发展必定会与时俱进，越来越好，也欢迎各位与您的亲朋好友下次再来!
“天宁寺据三吴上游之胜，创巨观杰构，屹为东南第一园林”。明代一篇《重修天宁寺记》中曾这样评价常州这座驰名中外的千年石刹。
天宁寺位天近年崛起的工业明星城市常州东外直街，现称解放西路。它始建于唐永徽年间(650-655)当时仅“筑室十余楹”;唐天复年间(901-904)正式建造天福寺，后改名万寿崇宁寺;北宋政和元年(1111)皇帝下诏命名为天宁寺;其间又先后更名为光孝寺、崇奉徽道场;至元代复称天宁寺，并沿用至今。
天宁寺素以“庙大菩萨大”闻名远近。寺僧最多时达800余众。全寺拥有殿堂、楼阁等大小建筑400余间，占在面积130多亩，整个寺院建筑组成一座具有民族风格的四合庭院。现已重新修复的主要殿宇，有天王殿、大雄殿、金刚殿、普贤殿、文殊殿、观音殿、罗汉堂。大雄宝殿重檐九脊顶，高约33米，宽26米多，有“栋宇摩霄汉，金碧灿云霞”之称。天王殿中四大天王(金刚)，造型生动，威风凛凛，身高7.8米，堪称江南地区金刚之冠。常州天宁寺
天宁寺对海内外游人富有吸引力的地方，还什得一提的是，罗汉堂中那五百罗汉的艺术魅力。他们分四排而坐，每尊高1米左右，每一罗汉神态各异，眉目传神，喜、怒、忧、乐都像从内心透出，春为真切、自然俨如活人。大雄宝殿外的西侧壁上，嵌着的五百罗汉石刻像，有很高的艺术价值，其拓片流传海外甚广。大雄宝殿内大皮鼓和仿古大铜钟在寺中也是极有特色的。此钟高2.5米，直径1.8米，重4吨多，撞击一次钟声绵延达90秒，声震殿宇，余音绕梁，接近国内“钟王”-北京永乐大钟的音响效果，更平添了古寺“晨钟暮鼓”的气氛。
常州是一座充满现代气息、经济较发达的新兴工业城市，是中国优秀旅游城市。全市总面积4375平方公里，末，全市户籍总人口374.9万人，年末全市常住人口470.8万人。
常州有着十分优越的区位交通。城市与上海、南京两大都市等距相望，与苏州、无锡联袂成片，构成了苏锡常都市圈。市区北临长江，南濒太湖，水陆空交通便利。京沪铁路、新京杭大运河、312国道和沪宁、宁杭、常宁、沿江高速、常澄、锡宜等高速公路网四通八达。城市路网功能完善，市区南北大通道无缝对接。全市水网纵横交织，连江通海。长江常州港是国家一类开放口岸。江苏省第二大机场4D级民航常州站有通达北京、广州、大连、厦门、深圳、海口、西安等国内20多个大中城市的航线。常州机场新航站楼、京沪高铁常州北站建成运营，沪宁城际铁路、常州客运中心建成投运。青洋路高架、中吴大道、飞龙东路、新机场路以及机场高架路等建成通车，地铁一号线开工建设。“三河三园”工程全面完成。承办十七届省运会取得圆满成功，成为江苏历史上最精彩、最圆满、最成功、最难忘、最和谐的体育盛会。成功举办第八届中国花卉博览会，共接待游客268万人次。
近年来，常州先后被评为“中国城市综合实力百强”第26位和“中国城市投资环境50优”之一;城市竞争力不断提升，《中国城市政府管理竞争力报告》中，常州名列政府创新能力第1位，城市综合实力跃居全国第20位，名列“福布斯中国大陆最佳商业城市”第9位;常州的生态环境得到进一步改善，常州市前后被国家有关部门命名为国家卫生城市、国家园林城市、国家模范环保城市和中国优秀旅游城市。20，生态市建设通过国家级考核验收，成为全国第二个通过生态市建设国家考核的地级市，初获得国家文明城市荣誉称号。文化保护取得突破，中国大运河(常州段)申遗成功，成为我市第一个世界文化遗产。常州博物馆顺利通过国家一级博物馆创建验收并荣获“20全国最具创新力博物馆”称号。
常州有发达的产业基础，初步形成了工程机械车辆及配件制造、输变电设备制造、汽车及配件制造和新型纺织材料四大支柱产业和电子信息、新型材料、生物医药及精细化工三大新兴产业，并拥有软件、轨道交通车辆及部件、新型涂料、“三药”新材料、精细化工等六个国家级特色产业基地。
年，全市大企业、大集团发展取得显著成效。企业集团中营业收入超过百亿元的有14家，中天钢铁集团以千亿元营收位列常州营收最高的工业企业，2016中国民企500强常州13家企业上榜。常州先后建立了2个国家级高新技术产业开发区、8个省级开发区，江苏中关村科技产业园获批筹建省级高新区，苏澳合作园区正式落地，武进高新区、武进经开区获批国家生态工业示范园区，以全面推进现代制造业基地的建设。
2016年，常州市实现地区生产总值(GDP)5773.9亿元，按可比价计算增长8.5%.按常住人口计算人均122，721元，按平均汇率折算达18476美元。2016年全市居民人均可支配收入38435元，增长8.6%，城镇居民恩格尔系数27.2%，农村居民恩格尔系数30.8%.
目前，在常州投资的国家和地区中，世界知名跨国公司如美国通用电气公司(GE)日本东芝、富士通、韩国现代、亚什兰、博世、小松等公司在常州投资落户，累计已有61家世界500强企业在常投资。这些大项目的建成及投产极大地推动了常州市相关产业的发展和壮大。2016年常州累计境内外上市企业累计达43家，新三板企业累计达到106家。
常州还是科教名城，作为全国第一家以高等职业教育为特色的教育园区，常州高职基地被称为长三角的“银领摇篮”， 每年向长三角地区输送熟练技术人才2万多名，园区目前已有5所高职院校和一所本科院校进驻，实施跨校就读、学分互认、资源共享，为常州及周边地区培养大批高素质的职业技能人才。
1月1日开通了快速公交(BRT)，是江苏省内首个快速公交系统，年快速公交系统成功入选全国“百年百项杰出土木工程” .另外城市公共交通发达，市区内100余条公交车大多可以享受空调车1元刷卡6折的优惠。是继北京以后全国第二个给与市民公共交通优惠的城市。
常州的城市面貌和人居环境得到明显提升。所有公园都在改扩建后还绿与民，免费向市民敞开，常州也是全国第一家全部公园免费向市民开放的城市。这几年，市政府的公园开放，建设绿地，让“城在林中，林在城中”的利民举措得到了市民们的称赞。清水工程的大手笔城市建设让常州的大地变得更绿了，河水变清了，公园变美了，围墙变没了，“四季常绿、鱼跃鸟翔”，常州的生态环境得到了明显的修复、改善和提升。常州市获得中国人居环境奖。2016年圆满创成国家森林城市。
常州是来了就喜欢的城市，来了就不想走的城市。
Tianning Temple in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province is the largest and best preserved ancient temple in Changzhou, known as “the first jungle in Southeast China”.
Tianwang Hall of Tianning Temple is one of the few halls in China. All the heavenly kings in the hall are majestic and have different manners. The king of Chi kingdom in the East, named tidorozha, holds the lute and gently plucks the silver string; the king of growth in the south, named piliutuojia, holds the sword and is majestic; the king of Guangmu in the west, named piliubocha, holds the umbrella and seems to be sheltering mankind from the wind and rain. Located in the north of Duowen heavenly king, the name of Sanskrit is Pishan. His eyes are wide open and he looks ahead.
Tianning Temple has not only the majestic heavenly king, but also the benevolent Bodhisattva. Some of these Bodhisattvas listen attentively, some hold a vase, some hold a golden spoon, and some sit cross legged. Among them, the most striking one is the eighteen Arhats. These Arhats either meditate cross legged, or lie on their side, or close their eyes, or meditate deeply. Each of them has a vivid and lifelike look, which is regarded as a treasure of the temple.
On the left and right sides of the temple are the four heavenly kings, which are 7.8 meters high, the largest of their kind in China. Maitreya in the temple of heavenly king sits on the white marble altar, with a big stomach and a big grin. It seems that he is tolerating the difficult things in the world and laughing at the ridiculous people in the world. There are 90 Buddha statues carved on the top of the niche.
A huge bell in the front right corner of the main hall weighs 4 tons. In the front left corner is a drum about 2 meters in diameter. There is a bronze Buddha presented by the Buddhist Association of Thailand in the right back corner of the hall.
The most worthy to see is “Tianning pagoda”, which enjoys the reputation of “the first Pagoda in China”. The tower has 13 floors, and the top floor is a clock tower. It is also the only modern Pagoda with elevator in the holy land of Buddhism. The biggest tripod of Tianning Temple is at the top of Tianning pagoda. The reason why it is named “Tianning pagoda” is to wish the world peace. Tianning pagoda is the tallest in the world at 122 meters. It is made of bronze and weighs 30000 Jin. It is carved with exquisite patterns. With this homophony, people come here to ring the bell every new year, middle school or college entrance examination, hoping to bring happiness, auspiciousness and good luck.
With its long history, majestic architecture, unique Buddha statues and rich Buddhist achievements, Tianning Temple attracts thousands of tourists at home and abroad.
“Tianning Temple, according to the victory of the upper reaches of Sanwu, creates a grand view and outstanding structure, and stands as the first garden in Southeast China.”. In the Ming Dynasty, a story of rebuilding Tianning Temple once commented on Changzhou, a famous stone temple with a history of thousands of years at home and abroad.
Tianning Temple is located in the East WaiZhi street of Changzhou, an industrial star city rising in recent years. It was first built in the Yonghui period of Tang Dynasty (650-655), when only “more than ten couplets were built”; Tianfu temple was officially built in the Tianfu period of Tang Dynasty (901-904), and then it was renamed Wanshou Chongning temple; in the Zhenghe first year of Northern Song Dynasty (1111), the emperor ordered it to be named Tianning Temple; during this period, it was renamed Guangxiao temple and chongfenghui Daochang; in the Yuan Dynasty, it was renamed Tianning Temple, and it is still in use today.
Tianning Temple is famous for its “big temple, big Bodhisattva”. There are more than 800 monks at most. The whole temple has more than 400 halls, pavilions and other large and small buildings, covering an area of more than 130 mu. The whole temple building forms a quadrangle courtyard with national style. The main halls that have been restored now are Tianwang hall, Daxiong hall, Jingang hall, Puxian hall, Manjusri hall, Guanyin hall and Luohan hall. The main hall has double eaves and nine ridges, with a height of about 33 meters and a width of more than 26 meters. The Four Heavenly Kings (King Kong) in the heavenly king hall are vivid, majestic and 7.8 meters tall, which can be called the crown of King Kong in Jiangnan. Changzhou Tianning Temple
The attraction of Tianning Temple to tourists at home and abroad is the artistic charm of the five hundred Arhats in the arhat hall. They sit in four rows. Each one is about 1 meter high. Each arhat has a different look. His eyes are vivid. His joy, anger, worry and joy all come out from his heart. Spring is real and natural, just like a living person. On the west wall outside the main hall, there are 500 Arhats carved in stone, which are of high artistic value. Their rubbings are widely spread abroad. The big leather drum and antique bronze bell in the main hall are also very distinctive in the temple. The bell is 2.5 meters high, 1.8 meters in diameter, and weighs more than 4 tons. It strikes once and lasts for 90 seconds. The sound shakes the palace and the aftersound is lingering. It is close to the sound effect of the “king of bells” - Beijing Yongle bell, and adds to the atmosphere of the “morning bell and evening drum” of the ancient temple.
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Welcome to Tianning Temple.
In his poem “Jiangnan Spring quatrains”, Du Mu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, said, “in the Southern Dynasties, 480 temples, how many buildings are in the misty rain.”. Although he described Jinling at that time, in fact, there were many temples and buildings in the eastern suburbs of Changzhou. With the changes of the times, many temples and Taoist temples have long been extinct. Only Tianning Temple has been prosperous for more than 1300 years. She has many strange and interesting things. If you want to know the details, please come to the scene and listen to me one by one.
Ladies and gentlemen, look at this magnificent building complex of fanyulin palace, which is the famous Tianning Temple. Together with Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang, Tiantong temple in Ningbo and Gaosi temple in Yangzhou, they are known as the four great jungles in Southeast China. Next, please look at the four characters of “Dragon City elephant religion” on the screen wall opposite the mountain gate. This is inscribed by Emperor Qianlong. Longcheng is another name for Changzhou. Xiangjiao refers to Buddhism. Now let's go to the temple of heavenly kings to meet the four heavenly kings. The four heavenly kings, commonly known as the “four vajras”, are the Dharma protectors of Buddhism. Wearing a green robe and holding a lute is called “the king of Oriental holding state”; wearing a green robe and holding a sword is “the king of Southern growth”; wearing a red robe and twining a dragon in the hand is “the king of Western wide eyes”; wearing a green robe and holding a treasure building in the right hand (commonly known as an umbrella), holding a silver rat in the left hand is “the king of northern hearing”.
They protect one side of the world from interference or infringement. Its image is basically consistent with the expression, magic and supernatural power of magic sea, magic green, magic red and magic longevity described in Chapter 40 of the classical novel Fengshen romance. The objects they hold in their hands are called “magic weapons”, which are used to suppress demons and eliminate evil spirits, subdue hostility, and ensure the stability of the country and the people. Wind refers to the edge of the sword to protect all living beings; tune refers to the pipa to educate and delight the people with music; rain refers to the umbrella to subdue the demons; Shun refers to the dragon to maintain stability and protect world peace.
Stepping out of the Tianwang hall, it is a quadrangle courtyard in the shape of “Tian”. The two Luohan halls are divided into four side halls: Manjusri hall, Puxian hall, Guanyin hall and dizang hall. These four Bodhisattvas are molded into one temple, and each of them lives in its own temple, which symbolizes the four famous mountains of Chinese Buddhism: Mount Wutai in Shanxi, Mount Emei in Sichuan, Mount Putuo in Zhejiang, and Mount Jiuhua in Anhui. Therefore, Buddhist believers believe that those who have visited Tianning Temple are like those who have visited the four great Foshan.
The Arhats in the eastern and Western chambers of the arhat hall are divided into four rows, each of which is about one meter tall and covered in gold. Please pay attention: there are two distinguished guests in Luohan hall, Ji Dian and crazy monk.
Changzhou Tianning Temple also has two astronomical scientific instruments, which are unique in temples all over the world. It is placed on both sides of the Danlong Hall of the main hall. In the East, it looks like a stone tablet, standing vertically is called “face East-West sundial”; in the west, it looks like a table, lying flat is called “plane sundial”.
Now, please go to the most majestic Temple of Tianning Temple, Daxiong hall. I don't want to elaborate. I just want to talk about the five characteristics of the main hall: high, thick, many, strange and clever.
Now, please move to the back of the main hall and pay homage to the painted sculpture Island Guanyin. This large group of painted sculptures is commonly known as “Wanghai Guanyin”. The central figure of the group is Guanyin standing on the top of the group with bare feet. She holds Yang Zhijing's water bottle, which is filled with magic nectar to save people from all kinds of diseases, showing the demeanor of “universal salvation”. On the left, the Dragon girl is standing with the jewels in her hands; on the right, the boy of good fortune is paying homage to Guanyin. On the left side of Guanyin is Manjusri Bodhisattva riding a green lion, and on the right side is Puxian Bodhisattva riding a white elephant. The highest place is the one meter high “Prince of snow mountain”, which is the scene of Sakyamuni's six-year hard work on snow mountain.
Tianning Temple also has jade Buddha and bronze Buddha from Myanmar and Thailand. It has a new releasing pool built in 1990. Now it has a 13 storey Tianning pagoda behind the temple. The chanting of Buddhist Chants by the monks of Tianning Temple was performed in Jinjing, which is also highly respected in Hong Kong and Taiwan. All these show the status and prestige of Tianning Temple. I believe that her construction and development will keep pace with the times and get better and better. You are welcome to come again next time with your friends and relatives!
Hello, everyone. Welcome to Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. First of all, let me introduce myself: I'm Jiang Qiuping, the local tour guide. Next to me is our driver, Master Zhang, whose bus number is 123456. We serve you these days. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation. Changzhou, also known as “Longcheng”, is one of the 13 cities under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, which is located in the south of the Yangtze River, It is located in the center of the Yangtze River Delta, equidistant from Shanghai and Nanjing. It now governs Jintan and Liyang, and Wujin, Xinbei, Tianning, Zhonglou and Qishu. OK, now you can take a look at the city of Changzhou. We are now in Tianning district
The scenic spot we are visiting today is Tianning Temple, which enjoys the reputation of “the first jungle in the Southeast”. The founder of Tianning Temple is Farong Zen master of Youqi temple in Niutoushan, Jinling. It was built in Zhenguan and Yonghui years of Tang Dynasty, with a history of more than 1300 years. During this period, it was built and destroyed repeatedly, and changed its name several times. Tianning Temple is the same as Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang, min temple in Yangzhou and Zen temple in Tiantong temple in Ningbo. Tianning Temple is characterized by its majestic and magnificent temples, tall and solemn Buddha statues, gorgeous brick and wood carvings, and numerous famous monks. We are now at Tianning Temple. Please take your belongings and get off with me.
The four big characters on the screen wall opposite the gate of Tianning Temple were written by Qianlong himself when he went to Tianning Temple for the third time. Longcheng is another name for Changzhou. Xiangjiao refers to Buddhism. Elephant is a mascot in Buddhism. Sakyamuni's mother dreams of white elephant at night. After Sakyamuni ascended to heaven, his disciples carved the statue of Sakyamuni on wood in order to remember the Buddha and spread Buddhism, and enlightened monks and good men and women with the image of Buddha.
This is the gate of Tianning Temple, which is also the Mountain Gate in Buddhism. Why is it called Shanmen? Because most of the ancient temples were built in the quiet mountain forest, it is called Shanmen. But Zen Buddhism is also called wisdom, compassion and convenience. Please follow me to visit the temple.
These two stone tablets record the honor of Tianning Temple. They are 4A scenic spots, national intangible cultural heritage, national key temples and cultural relics protection units in Jiangsu Province.
Now we come to the temple of heavenly kings. These words were written by Zhao Puchu, former vice chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, former chairman of the Chinese Buddhist Association and a famous contemporary calligrapher. On the top, there are brick carvings of wuermen, which were written by Feng Guifen, editor of the Imperial Academy of the Qing Dynasty. What is the only way? According to the interpretation of the Sutra, there is no difference between the Buddha and all living beings. There is no difference between the present and the past. There is no difference between this world and other worlds. This one represents all the Dharma in the world, and all the Dharma in the world can be summed up in this one. This is the only Dharma
On the wall, the present Abbot inscribed Amitabha Buddha. Now please follow me into the palace of the heavenly king. Facing him is Maitreya Buddha. He is bared and smiling, which makes people feel kind and kind. This Buddha always has a compassionate heart. Maitreya is translated as Tzi, which is Maitreya's surname. His name is ayido, which is translated as incompetent victory, It's called the “Budai monk” who has a big stomach that can accommodate things that are difficult to tolerate in the world. When he opens his mouth, he laughs at the ridiculous people in the world. It means Maitreya Buddha. On both sides of the hall are the four heavenly kings who protect Buddhism. They are commonly known as the four vajras. Each one is 7.8 meters high, and the Shentai is 9.1 meters high, Holding a lute shows that he uses music to make all living beings happy and benefit. In the south, the growth of the heavenly king is to make all living beings grow. Holding a sword is to protect the Dharma from infringement. In the west, the heavenly king Guangmu often observes the world with his pure heavenly eye, and twines a dragon in his hand to make him convert to Buddhism for the benefit of the people, They hold umbrellas in their right hand and words in their left hand to protect all living beings and subdue demons. The objects in their hands are magic weapons. Ancient people thought that they could suppress demons and eliminate evil spirits, so as to ensure good weather and peace of the country. Please go inside. This is Wei Tuo. He is the gatekeeper of the temple, There is another interesting folk legend about Maitreya and Weituo: they used to be the head of a temple. Maitreya was always smiling, and the incense was very strong, but it was not well guarded, so the temple was difficult to maintain. Weituo was extremely strict in external defense and internal governance, so the incense was ignored. After the Buddha found out, he asked them to cooperate. One was responsible for external reception, One is responsible for external defense and internal governance. At the beginning, he was not willing to do so, but after a period of cooperation, the incense is strong, the Buddhist temple is rich, and the Buddhism is promoted. From then on, he has been cooperating for a long time.
Please follow me. There are four side halls on the left and right of Tianwang hall and Daxiong hall. Manjusri hall, Puxian hall, Guanyin hall and dizang hall. They are Mount Wutai in Shanxi, Mount Emei in Sichuan, Mount Putuo in Zhejiang and Mount Jiuhua in Anhui. In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient, so it was difficult for Buddhist monks to visit four famous mountains in their life. Buddhist monks believe that if they have visited Tianning Temple, they can visit four famous mountains. On both sides is Luohan hall. We are going to dongluohan hall now. Look at the broom and fire bucket in the hands of this crazy monk. In the play, Qin Hui asked: why don't you have a hole in your fire bucket? The crazy monk replied that you can't have a hole, otherwise you will have an affair with a foreign country. Why is your broom new? It's obviously a lazy monk. The crazy monk replied: my broom is not used to sweep the floor, but to sweep away the treacherous officials. Qin Hui was stunned by this crazy monk. Later generations worship him not because he is an immortal, but because he is not afraid of power.
Please look at the walls on both sides. There are 518 images of arhat brick carvings on them. It was engraved in the 3rd year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty. During the ten years of turmoil, people covered it with lime, and it was only until now that it was completely preserved. Look at these two stone slabs. Does anyone know what they can do? By the way, they are used to measure seasons and time. They are called sundials (GUIs). These two pieces are the Qing Dynasty sundials which combine astronomical science, archaeological research and practical use. What should be explained is that the original two pieces, one was destroyed by the Japanese aggressors, and the other was blurred because of its long history. The present one is a copy of the original temple in 1991 after careful survey and design by researchers of Shanghai Observatory.
In front of us is the great hall. These four characters were written by Fei Nianci, a calligrapher in Changzhou and editor of the Imperial Academy during the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. Daxiong is a Buddhist disciple's honorific name for Sakyamuni's supreme morality and boundless power. The moral is that the greatest warrior has boundless power. Now let's go inside and have a look. There are three great Buddhas in the center of the hall. In the middle of the hall is Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism. Sakyamuni was born in the 5th century BC, 14 years earlier than Confucius in China. His original name is Siddhartha and his surname is Qiao Damo. Sakyamuni was later honored by Buddhists. Sakyamuni is the name of the race, which means sage. It means sage of the Sakyamuni nationality. He was the crown prince of ancient India's PI Kingdom, but he was not satisfied with it. When he saw the farmers sweating and whipping the cattle to plow in the hot sun, he felt the heaviness of life. When he saw the old man walking hard, he felt the pity of the old man. When he saw the pale patient, he felt the pain of illness. When he saw the mourners crying, he felt the sorrow of death Cool. How to get rid of life, old age, illness and death, he thought hard. At 29, he ran away from home. He studied meditation with a famous teacher in the mountains, and then practiced asceticism alone for six years. Later, he sat in meditation under a bodhi tree and thought hard about the method of liberation. Finally, in the early morning of the eighth day of December, Siddhartha finally overcame his last worries, gained complete consciousness, and became a great wisdom Buddha. He called the doctrines he created Buddhism. He spread Buddhism for 45 years, accepted many disciples, and nirvana at the age of 80.
To the East is the pharmacist Buddha in the eastern world. Ancient Chinese not only paid attention to life, but also death. Therefore, people hope to rely on the ability of the pharmacist Buddha to achieve the purpose of eliminating disasters and prolonging life. He holds the Falun in his left hand, which symbolizes that the doctrine of Buddha is like the Falun. Amitabha in the west is the master of the Western Paradise. No matter when and where, men and women, old and young, just reciting “amitabha in Nanwu (MO)” can eliminate the disaster. He holds the golden platform, which means that after all living beings die, his golden platform will be connected to the Western Paradise.
Standing on both sides of Sakyamuni are two of the top ten disciples. The elder on the left is called Kaya. He studied Buddhism with the Buddha and was the favorite disciple of the Buddha. After the death of the Buddha, Kaya gained the leading position of Buddhism. The young one on the right is called Ananda, which means happy or joyful. It is said that it is the hall of Buddha. He has a very good memory and profound knowledge. After the death of Kaya, Ananda became a Buddhist leader.
There are 20 Bodhisattvas on both sides of the main hall. They are the guardians of Buddhism. Please see, the child next to the “ghost son and Virgin Mary” is the son of the ghost mother. It is said that the ghost mother has many sons, but he is cruel in nature and loves to eat other people's children. When the Buddha knew about it, he hid his son and inspired him to compare his heart with his heart. Love other people's children like your own. Later, he abandoned the evil and promoted the good, and took his children to convert to Buddhism. This means that the Buddha is compassionate and has boundless power. He can teach and reform all the evil people.
Now we see 127 colored statues, up to 13 meters high. Standing barefoot at the top of the table, Guanyin holds a willow water purification bottle filled with magic nectar to save people from all kinds of diseases. It shows the style of “universal salvation”. On the left is Dragon Girl, on the right is shancai boy. Above Guanyin is the king of Tibetans. The highest place on the island is the prince of snow mountain. It is the scene of Sakyamuni's six years of hard training. He squats barebacked and knees. Because he doesn't eat fireworks, he is as thin as wood. He relies on the White Ape to offer fruit and the elk to offer milk, which reflects his extraordinary training.
Now let's visit the Jade Buddha Hall, which was invited back by Myanmar. This Reclining Buddha is 5.3 meters long and weighs 12 tons. It is the image of the Buddha when he was 80 years old in Nirvana. Other Buddha statues and Bodhisattvas can only stand or sit. Only Sakyamuni can have reclining statues. This kind of horizontal position is called “auspicious reclining”. The Buddha statues on the walls are presented by Taiwan friendship temple.
Here is the three treasures hall. Buddhism, Dharma and monks are the three treasures of the temple. On the first floor, monks meditate and recite Zen. On the second floor, there is the Sutra library. On the third floor, there is the Wanfo tower. Behind it is the Tianning pagoda, which is known as “the first Pagoda in China”. You can visit it if you are interested. The tour of Tianning Temple ends here. Thank you!
常州天宁寺是我国重点保护寺院和江苏省文物保护单位常州天宁寺雄踞常州东门外，前俯举世闻名的京杭大运河，后倚常州第一大公园红梅公园，是常州现存规模最大，保存最完整的千年古刹。其特点是五大：“殿大、佛大、钟大、鼓大、宝鼎大，被誉为”东南第一丛林“。常州天宁寺位于常州市内红梅公园南面,解放路728号。始建于唐永徽年间(公元650～655年)，开山祖师是法融禅师，北宋政和元年(公元11)，改为现名，距今已有1300多年历史。几经毁建，几度更名，向有“东南第一丛林”、“一郡梵刹之冠”的称誉。乾隆曾三次到常州天宁寺拈香，并为寺题”龙城象教“匾额和楹联。这里终日香火鼎盛，游客如云，现为全国重点保护寺院和江苏省文物保护单位。常州天宁寺内主要殿宇有八殿、二十五堂、二十四楼、三室、两阁等建筑，总面积过110亩之多。天王殿为全国屈指可数大殿，檐下挂有全国政协副主席、中国佛教协会会长、当代著名书法家赵朴初题写”天王殿“三个金光闪闪的大字巨匾。罗汉堂内，五百罗汉个个金身雄伟，神态各异，栩栩如生。大雄宝殿是全寺最大的佛殿，供奉三尊大佛，俗称”三世佛"即正中的释迦尼佛、东方世界药师琉璃光佛及西方极乐世界阿弥陀佛。大殿两侧墙上嵌有石刻罗汉像518幅，其艺术水平之高更为罕见，被视为寺中瑰宝。天宁寺的主要建筑有八殿、二十五堂、二十四楼等。走进山门就是宽敞的天井，迎面是天王殿，殿内左右两边是高达7.8米的四大天王，在全国同类塑像中是最高大的。天王殿中的弥勒佛坐在汉白玉神台上，佛龛飞檐翘角，上端刻有90尊佛像，精致美观。天王殿左右两旁分别是普贤殿和文殊殿。殿后门外天井两侧是罗汉堂,供奉五百罗汉。大雄宝殿殿顶重檐九脊，高33米，宽26米，进深27米，铁力木大柱高约30米，素有“栋宇摩霄汉，金碧灿云霞”之称。殿内供奉高大奇特、辉煌庄严的三世如来佛像，中间站着阿难和迦叶，背后供奉海岛观音，又称童子拜观音。大殿两侧分立形态各异的二十诸天。大殿右前角的一口巨钟，重达4吨。左前角是一面直径约2米的大鼓。大殿右后角有一尊泰国佛教协会赠送的铜佛。大雄宝殿左右两侧分别是地藏殿和观音殿。在地藏殿的西、南两侧，观音殿的东、南两侧的长廊上有砖刻的五百罗汉像，神态各异，栩栩如生。大雄宝殿后面还有藏经楼等建筑。据说天宁寺中的观音、地藏、普贤、文殊四殿象征着普陀、九华、峨眉、五台四山。所以过去人们常说，凡到天宁寺烧过香的，就如同已参拜过佛教四大名山了。天宁寺附近还有红梅阁、文笔塔，舣舟亭等名胜古迹。千年古刹天宁禅寺于近年复建唐宋风格的佛塔。佛塔取名“天宁宝塔”，以祝颂天下安宁。宝塔建筑总面积为27000平方米，共13层，呈八角形布局，总高达153.79米，为迄今中华佛塔之最。塔刹采用金刚宝座塔形式，一主四次五根刹杆并立，内钢外金，灯饰展示五彩华光。塔林有多尊汉白玉小宝塔，整块汉白玉的护栏镌刻经文。宝塔首次使用刻上如“龙城象教”等佛教吉祥语的青铜铭文瓦。塔身外饰5万块镌佛玉石。塔内每层置铜匾，飞檐翘角置风铃……整座宝塔壮观，厚重，清新，典雅，于底，矗立在龙城宝地。天宁寺以它悠久的历史，雄伟的建筑，造型别具的佛像以及那累累的佛学硕果，吸引着千千万万的海内外游客。
各位游客：
欢迎您光临天宁禅寺游览观光。请先允许我把天宁寺的身世来历向各位简单介绍一下。
唐代诗人杜牧在《江南春绝句》这首诗中，有“南朝四百八十寺，多少楼台烟雨中”之句。他描写的虽是当时的金陵，其实常州东郊一带，旧时也是寺庙众多，楼台处处。随着时代的变迁，许多寺庙道观早已灰飞烟灭，唯有天宁寺经1300多年沧桑而久盛不衰。她有许多奇特有趣的东西，欲知详细情况，且到现场听我一一介绍。
各位游客，请看，这金碧辉煌，梵宇琳宫的建筑群，就是闻名四海的天宁寺。她始建于唐朝贞观、永徽年间，即公元627--655年。与镇江金山寺、宁波天童寺、扬州高寺并称为东南四大丛林。现在是国务院确定的全国汉族地区佛教重点寺院，国家旅游局4A级旅游景点，江苏省级文物保护单位。下面先请大家看山门对面照壁上的“龙城象教”四个大字。
这是乾隆皇帝御笔题写的。乾隆皇帝曾于乾隆十六年(1751年)、乾隆二十三年(1758年)到过天宁寺，“龙城象教”四个大字，是乾隆二十六年(1761年)第三次到天宁寺拈香礼佛时写的。乾隆是一位很有才气的皇帝，他信奉佛教，对常州人文历史也很了解。常州别称“龙城”，是因为常州人萧衍(502--549年)由于六龙降临而代南齐称帝，所以把故乡常州称为“龙城”;“象教”是佛教的总称，“龙象”又是佛门的代称;乾隆肯定了天宁寺法规严谨，仪式隆重，是东南沿海著名的佛教禅宗道场。题词含有褒扬奖掖之意，称颂天宁寺是常州以佛的形象教化僧众和善男信女与人为善的一方净土。
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