贝山分玉山之脉,蜿蜒磅礴形势,奔赴奇峰峻岭,横亘屈盘,兀焉而中止。下临龟潭,溪水

环其足,绕龟岩斜出而注西流,隔岸即溪西,人烟稠密,村后螺峰特起,高插云霄,与兹山

屹相峙。光绪间,余乡初兴长生正教,溪西何君 等远延四方善士,讲习斯道。有剡北孙君

树藩者,兼堪舆术,度土届此,语诸君曰:尔乡正道将兴,天早降胜地畀尔。咸欣然,爰纠

同志干经费、采良材、集众工,陟贝山之巅而建一庵,颜曰:至善。夫天赋于人,未尝有亏,

而惟圣人克全之,众人恒莫葆其至善之性,此三教之所由昉也。长生汪祖降明万历,显化衢

西,亦兢兢于至善之地,明示所止,而庵之名“至善”者有自来矣。岁丙午(1906 年)三月载

生明,余同村人礼佛,睹规模筹画之善,不甚巨丽,足令尘念都消,继聆宫商并奏,经忏朗

宣,恍然三教之遗音。何君众等为余言创造之由,落成之日,始己亥(1899 年),终乙巳(1905

年),阅七载寒暑。一切费项皆资于四方辐辏而得,不可无记,以垂不朽,请于余。余忝皈

大道未获薪传,不揣谢陋,因叙其巅末,并各村善士姓名,寿诸贞珉。至于捐置产业,延素

士以住持修养,犹有冀夫后之君子焉。是为记。

 

里人 丁仲宣撰文 丁煦堂书丹

(捐助土地及钱洋芳名略)

大清光绪三十二年(1906 年)岁次柔兆敦牂应钟月谷旦

 

 

注:碑高 207.5 厘米,宽 88.5 厘米,圭首,浅浮雕长生故事额,边饰回纹、长寿鸟兽纹、吉

祥节、长青树木花草纹等,镜岭镇西坑青石。现立镜岭镇溪西村大用自然村贝山至善堂内。

Beishan spurs off Mount Yu, winding through rugged peaks before culminating abruptly. Overlooking Turtle Pool, streams circle its base, flowing west past Turtle Rock. Across the bank lies densely populated Xixi Village, its Snail Peak piercing clouds opposite Beishan. During Guangxu reign, Xixi's Master He invited devotees to propagate the Longevity Teaching. Sun Shufan, geomancer from North Shan, surveyed this land declaring: "Providence bestowed this site for your righteous path." They funded a hilltop cloister named "Ultimate Goodness Hall". Heaven endows perfect goodness, yet only sages preserve it – whence the Three Teachings arise. Patriarch Wang of Longevity Teaching, manifested in West Quzhou during Wanli era, embodied this ideal. On March 3, 1906, I witnessed the modest but purifying complex. Chanting echoed Three Teachings' harmony. Construction (1899-1905) relied entirely on donations. Though humbly affiliated with the Dao, I record this with donors' names (omitted), hoping later gentlemen will endow its maintenance.

 

Stele Ornamentation:
Shallow reliefs of Longevity Teaching parables, bordered by fretwork, longevity beasts, auspicious knots, and eternal flora.

 

Composed by Ding Zhongxuan
Inscribed by Ding Xutang
Auspicious October Day, Guangxu 32 (1906)

 

 

Note: Stele 207.5×88.5 cm, pointed top, Xikeng bluestone. Housed in Ultimate Goodness Hall, Beishan, Dayong Hamlet.

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