天水南郭寺簡介：

　南郭(guo)寺(si)，又名(ming)(ming)妙(miao)勝(sheng)院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)，俗稱四月(yue)八(ba)山(shan)。位于(yu)天(tian)水(shui)(shui)市(shi)城(cheng)南兩(liang)公(gong)里處的龍王(wang)(wang)溝東(dong)(dong)(dong)側慧音(yin)山(shan)坳(ao)。它依山(shan)傍(bang)水(shui)(shui)，氣勢(shi)恢弘(hong)。前臨？c水(shui)(shui)，背負幽林(lin)，古(gu)柏蒼翠，巨槐參(can)天(tian)，泉(quan)水(shui)(shui)北(bei)流(liu)，風景(jing)(jing)秀美，是(shi)(shi)遐邇聞名(ming)(ming)的古(gu)“秦州八(ba)景(jing)(jing)”之(zhi)一的“南山(shan)古(gu)柏”所在地，被譽為(wei)(wei)天(tian)水(shui)(shui)第(di)一名(ming)(ming)剎。 南郭(guo)寺(si)座南面北(bei)，由三座山(shan)門自西(xi)向東(dong)(dong)(dong)組成西(xi)院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、中(zhong)院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、東(dong)(dong)(dong)院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)三個院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)落。 　　西(xi)院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)是(shi)(shi)南郭(guo)寺(si)的主院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)，它主要包(bao)括山(shan)門、鐘鼓樓、天(tian)王(wang)(wang)殿(dian)(dian)、大雄寶殿(dian)(dian)、東(dong)(dong)(dong)西(xi)二(er)配殿(dian)(dian)、東(dong)(dong)(dong)西(xi)二(er)禪林(lin)院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)以(yi)及臥佛(fo)(fo)院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。其中(zhong)，山(shan)門前挺拔如蓋的“唐(tang)槐”和(he)(he)大雄寶殿(dian)(dian)院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)內(nei)南北(bei)橫逸斜(xie)出的“古(gu)柏”，被稱為(wei)(wei)“稀(xi)世珍寶”；而東(dong)(dong)(dong)禪林(lin)院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)則(ze)為(wei)(wei)“杜(du)少陵祠”，塑有詩(shi)圣杜(du)甫及其二(er)子宗(zong)文(wen)、宗(zong)武像；西(xi)禪林(lin)院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)現為(wei)(wei)南郭(guo)寺(si)公(gong)園(yuan)接待處和(he)(he)辦公(gong)室；臥佛(fo)(fo)院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)緊臨西(xi)禪林(lin)院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)，建(jian)有臥佛(fo)(fo)殿(dian)(dian)一座，內(nei)供(gong)緬甸(dian)玉體臥佛(fo)(fo)一尊，該(gai)院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)內(nei)原 有七級(ji)舍利磚塔一座，已塌毀(hui)。中(zhong)院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)有關圣殿(dian)(dian)(也叫(jiao)財(cai)神殿(dian)(dian)，傳說最(zui)早曾是(shi)(shi)南郭(guo)寺(si)的藏經樓，毀(hui)于(yu)大火，清乾隆年間在其舊址(zhi)改建(jian)關圣殿(dian)(dian))、月(yue)季(ji)園(yuan)、盆景(jing)(jing)園(yuan)和(he)(he)花架通道。東(dong)(dong)(dong)院(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)有馳名(ming)(ming)的“北(bei)流(liu)泉(quan)”和(he)(he)新(xin)建(jian)的“二(er)妙(miao)軒”詩(shi)碑長廊以(yi)及梅園(yuan)等。