中(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan)寺(si)摩(mo)崖造(zao)像,位于(yu)青神城(cheng)南9公里處之岷江(jiang)東岸(an)的(de)(de)中(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan)。據史載,中(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan)于(yu)唐(tang)代(dai)(dai)開始建寺(si),中(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan)寺(si)唐(tang)名德禪(chan)(chan)院,是諾(nuo)巨那羅(luo)漢誓不歸(gui)極樂世界,而愿(yuan)住人間與世人同甘共(gong)苦,人們稱他是掌(zhang)嗣、祿(lu)之神。經過北宋(song)(song)、南宋(song)(song)的(de)(de)大(da)規模擴建到明(ming)代(dai)(dai)時,中(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan)山中(zhong)(zhong)寺(si)院眾多,摩(mo)巖(yan)(yan)造(zao)像及石刻(ke)碑文無數,已成(cheng)為蜀中(zhong)(zhong)一(yi)處著名的(de)(de)佛教游(you)覽勝地(di)。歷代(dai)(dai)建筑的(de)(de)寺(si)院主(zhu)要有(you)(you)(you):上巖(yan)(yan)“垂拱(gong)寺(si)”,中(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan)“景德禪(chan)(chan)院”,下巖(yan)(yan)“慈姥廟”等。此外,江(jiang)邊有(you)(you)(you)“水月樓”、山中(zhong)(zhong)有(you)(you)(you)古塔、“東坡讀書樓”、石窟造(zao)像,以(yi)及眾多的(de)(de)碑刻(ke)楹聯題(ti)字等等。民間曾流傳有(you)(you)(you)“先游(you)中(zhong)(zhong)巖(yan)(yan),后朝峨眉”的(de)(de)說法。
中(zhong)巖(yan)寺(si)摩崖造像共48龕(kan)2492尊,以唐代(dai)(dai)造像居(ju)多,造型簡(jian)樸而又生動,線條流暢(chang)。宋代(dai)(dai)詩人(ren)范成大《吳(wu)般錄(lu)》對(dui)“千(qian)(qian)(qian)佛(fo)長廊”作(zuo)這(zhe)樣(yang)的(de)(de)記載:“此地懸崖峭壁,上刻千(qian)(qian)(qian)佛(fo),石覆如屋,中(zhong)有臥(wo)仙之跡”。“岣(gou)巖(yan)為百千(qian)(qian)(qian)萬(wan)億佛(fo),如恒河沙數”。可惜(xi)的(de)(de)是(shi)風化破壞比較嚴重,現(xian)在所能見到(dao)的(de)(de),僅是(shi)千(qian)(qian)(qian)佛(fo)中(zhong)的(de)(de)一部分。千(qian)(qian)(qian)佛(fo)巖(yan)上邊的(de)(de)懸崖絕(jue)壁上,有臥(wo)佛(fo)龕(kan),至今保存中(zhong)造于中(zhong)唐的(de)(de)《行像圖》與土寺(si)的(de)(de)石刻和尚塔等建筑(zhu),皆雕(diao)造珍品。