中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)寺(si)(si)摩(mo)崖(ya)造像(xiang),位于青神(shen)城南9公里處(chu)之岷江東岸的(de)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)。據史(shi)載,中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)于唐代開(kai)始建寺(si)(si),中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)寺(si)(si)唐名德(de)禪院(yuan),是諾巨那羅漢誓不歸極樂世界,而愿住(zhu)人(ren)間與世人(ren)同甘共苦(ku),人(ren)們稱他是掌(zhang)嗣、祿(lu)之神(shen)。經過北宋、南宋的(de)大規(gui)模擴建到明(ming)代時(shi),中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)山中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)寺(si)(si)院(yuan)眾多,摩(mo)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)造像(xiang)及石刻碑文無數,已成為蜀中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)一處(chu)著(zhu)名的(de)佛教游覽勝地。歷代建筑的(de)寺(si)(si)院(yuan)主要(yao)有:上巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)“垂拱寺(si)(si)”,中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)“景(jing)德(de)禪院(yuan)”,下巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)“慈姥廟”等(deng)。此(ci)外(wai),江邊有“水月樓(lou)”、山中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)有古塔、“東坡讀書樓(lou)”、石窟造像(xiang),以及眾多的(de)碑刻楹聯題字等(deng)等(deng)。民間曾(ceng)流傳有“先游中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan),后朝峨眉(mei)”的(de)說(shuo)法。
中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan)寺(si)摩崖(ya)造(zao)像(xiang)共48龕2492尊,以唐代(dai)造(zao)像(xiang)居多,造(zao)型簡樸(pu)而又生(sheng)動,線條流暢。宋代(dai)詩人范成大(da)《吳般(ban)錄》對(dui)“千佛長廊”作這(zhe)樣的(de)(de)記載:“此地懸(xuan)崖(ya)峭壁(bi),上刻千佛,石覆如屋(wu),中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)有臥(wo)仙之(zhi)跡(ji)”。“岣巖(yan)(yan)為百千萬億佛,如恒河沙數”。可惜的(de)(de)是(shi)風(feng)化(hua)破壞比較嚴重,現在(zai)所能見(jian)到的(de)(de),僅(jin)是(shi)千佛中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)的(de)(de)一部分。千佛巖(yan)(yan)上邊的(de)(de)懸(xuan)崖(ya)絕壁(bi)上,有臥(wo)佛龕,至今保存中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)造(zao)于中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)唐的(de)(de)《行像(xiang)圖》與土寺(si)的(de)(de)石刻和尚塔等(deng)建(jian)筑,皆雕造(zao)珍(zhen)品。