屏(ping)山(shan)立(li)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)位于四川(chuan)省級歷史文化(hua)名(ming)鎮屏(ping)山(shan)縣(xian)龍華鎮郊的八(ba)仙山(shan)上,故又名(ming)八(ba)仙山(shan)大佛(fo)(fo)(fo),為(wei)全國十大石佛(fo)(fo)(fo)之一(yi)。阿富汗巴米揚53米和35米高的兩尊(zun)立(li)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)被炮火摧毀之后,八(ba)仙山(shan)大佛(fo)(fo)(fo)成為(wei)世界第(di)一(yi)立(li)佛(fo)(fo)(fo)。
該石佛(fo)(fo)依山(shan)(shan)(shan)崖石壁雕鑿而(er)成,背南面北(bei),站立(li)式,高(gao)32米(mi)(mi),肩(jian)(jian)寬(kuan)10米(mi)(mi),頭(tou)長8米(mi)(mi),耳長3.2米(mi)(mi),發式為(wei)(wei)螺(luo)髻,著通肩(jian)(jian)大(da)衫,袒胸束腰,神情(qing)肅穆而(er)慈祥。八(ba)仙山(shan)(shan)(shan)大(da)佛(fo)(fo)的(de)(de)(de)身世目前尚(shang)無知曉,但關于它(ta)的(de)(de)(de)一個傳說,卻在屏山(shan)(shan)(shan)大(da)地廣為(wei)(wei)流(liu)傳。傳說在唐(tang)代時(shi)期佛(fo)(fo)教盛興,一對以雕刻(ke)(ke)佛(fo)(fo)像出名的(de)(de)(de)師(shi)(shi)兄弟(di)受(shou)命選(xuan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)鑿佛(fo)(fo)。師(shi)(shi)兄選(xuan)中了(le)樂山(shan)(shan)(shan)江(jiang)邊一山(shan)(shan)(shan)體,而(er)師(shi)(shi)弟(di)則選(xuan)中了(le)八(ba)仙山(shan)(shan)(shan)。師(shi)(shi)弟(di)年(nian)少英(ying)俊,為(wei)(wei)山(shan)(shan)(shan)中狐貍(li)精(jing)所窺,日日前來相戲,日久生(sheng)情(qing)。后來,師(shi)(shi)弟(di)為(wei)(wei)求人間(jian)(jian)歡愉,日夜趕工,并一再縮小鑿刻(ke)(ke)尺寸,以致最后他(ta)連(lian)大(da)佛(fo)(fo)的(de)(de)(de)腳都(dou)未刻(ke)(ke)完便(bian)和狐貍(li)精(jing)雙(shuang)(shuang)雙(shuang)(shuang)而(er)去。而(er)他(ta)的(de)(de)(de)師(shi)(shi)兄則終其(qi)一生(sheng)并子孫之力最終鑿刻(ke)(ke)成了(le)樂山(shan)(shan)(shan)大(da)佛(fo)(fo)。故民間(jian)(jian)有(you)八(ba)仙山(shan)(shan)(shan)大(da)佛(fo)(fo)與樂山(shan)(shan)(shan)大(da)佛(fo)(fo)為(wei)(wei)兄弟(di)佛(fo)(fo)的(de)(de)(de)傳說。