中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)寺(si)(si)摩崖造像(xiang),位于(yu)青(qing)神(shen)(shen)城南9公里處(chu)之岷江東岸的(de)(de)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)。據史(shi)載,中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)于(yu)唐代(dai)開始建(jian)寺(si)(si),中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)寺(si)(si)唐名(ming)(ming)德禪院,是諾巨那羅漢誓(shi)不歸(gui)極樂世界,而愿住人(ren)間與世人(ren)同(tong)甘(gan)共苦,人(ren)們稱他是掌嗣、祿之神(shen)(shen)。經過(guo)北宋(song)、南宋(song)的(de)(de)大規模擴建(jian)到明代(dai)時(shi),中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)山中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)寺(si)(si)院眾(zhong)多(duo),摩巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)造像(xiang)及石刻碑文無數,已成為蜀中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)一(yi)處(chu)著(zhu)名(ming)(ming)的(de)(de)佛教游覽勝地。歷代(dai)建(jian)筑的(de)(de)寺(si)(si)院主要(yao)有(you):上(shang)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)“垂(chui)拱寺(si)(si)”,中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)“景(jing)德禪院”,下巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)“慈(ci)姥廟”等(deng)。此外,江邊有(you)“水月樓(lou)”、山中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)有(you)古塔、“東坡讀(du)書樓(lou)”、石窟造像(xiang),以及眾(zhong)多(duo)的(de)(de)碑刻楹聯題(ti)字等(deng)等(deng)。民(min)間曾(ceng)流傳有(you)“先游中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan),后朝(chao)峨眉”的(de)(de)說法。
中(zhong)巖(yan)寺摩崖造(zao)(zao)像共48龕(kan)2492尊,以唐(tang)代(dai)造(zao)(zao)像居多,造(zao)(zao)型簡(jian)樸而又(you)生動,線條流(liu)暢。宋代(dai)詩人范(fan)成大《吳般(ban)錄》對“千佛(fo)(fo)長廊”作這樣的記載:“此地懸崖峭壁(bi),上刻千佛(fo)(fo),石覆如(ru)(ru)屋,中(zhong)有臥仙(xian)之跡”。“岣巖(yan)為百(bai)千萬億(yi)佛(fo)(fo),如(ru)(ru)恒(heng)河沙數”。可惜的是風化破(po)壞(huai)比較嚴重,現在所能見到的,僅是千佛(fo)(fo)中(zhong)的一部(bu)分。千佛(fo)(fo)巖(yan)上邊(bian)的懸崖絕(jue)壁(bi)上,有臥佛(fo)(fo)龕(kan),至今(jin)保存(cun)中(zhong)造(zao)(zao)于(yu)中(zhong)唐(tang)的《行像圖》與土寺的石刻和尚塔等建筑,皆雕(diao)造(zao)(zao)珍品。