中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖寺(si)摩(mo)崖造(zao)像,位(wei)于青神城南9公里處之岷江(jiang)(jiang)東岸的(de)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖。據史(shi)載,中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖于唐代(dai)開(kai)始建寺(si),中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖寺(si)唐名德禪院(yuan),是諾巨那羅漢誓不(bu)歸極樂(le)世界,而愿住人間(jian)與世人同甘共(gong)苦,人們稱他是掌嗣、祿之神。經過北宋、南宋的(de)大規模擴建到明代(dai)時(shi),中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖山中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)寺(si)院(yuan)眾多(duo),摩(mo)巖造(zao)像及石刻碑文無數(shu),已成為蜀中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)一處著名的(de)佛(fo)教游覽勝地。歷代(dai)建筑的(de)寺(si)院(yuan)主要(yao)有:上巖“垂(chui)拱寺(si)”,中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖“景(jing)德禪院(yuan)”,下(xia)巖“慈(ci)姥廟”等。此外,江(jiang)(jiang)邊(bian)有“水月樓”、山中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)有古塔、“東坡讀書樓”、石窟造(zao)像,以及眾多(duo)的(de)碑刻楹聯題字等等。民間(jian)曾流傳有“先游中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖,后朝峨眉”的(de)說法。
中(zhong)巖寺摩崖造像共48龕2492尊,以唐代造像居(ju)多,造型簡樸(pu)而又生動,線條(tiao)流(liu)暢。宋(song)代詩人范成(cheng)大《吳般錄》對“千(qian)(qian)佛(fo)(fo)長廊”作這樣的(de)(de)(de)(de)記載:“此(ci)地懸(xuan)崖峭壁,上刻(ke)千(qian)(qian)佛(fo)(fo),石(shi)覆如(ru)屋,中(zhong)有臥(wo)仙之(zhi)跡”。“岣巖為百千(qian)(qian)萬億佛(fo)(fo),如(ru)恒河(he)沙數(shu)”。可惜的(de)(de)(de)(de)是(shi)風化破壞比較嚴重,現在所能見到的(de)(de)(de)(de),僅(jin)是(shi)千(qian)(qian)佛(fo)(fo)中(zhong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)一部(bu)分。千(qian)(qian)佛(fo)(fo)巖上邊的(de)(de)(de)(de)懸(xuan)崖絕壁上,有臥(wo)佛(fo)(fo)龕,至(zhi)今保存中(zhong)造于中(zhong)唐的(de)(de)(de)(de)《行像圖》與土寺的(de)(de)(de)(de)石(shi)刻(ke)和尚塔等建筑,皆雕造珍品(pin)。