大(da)(da)(da)像山摩崖(ya)造像,位于(yu)嘉陵(ling)江(jiang)東(dong)(dong)岸(an)大(da)(da)(da)像山上(shang),主體為(wei)(wei)崖(ya)巒石刻大(da)(da)(da)像,這尊釋迦坐(zuo)佛,就天(tian)然石崖(ya)鑿造而(er)成(cheng),高約10米,是四川(chuan)10座大(da)(da)(da)佛之一。佛像頭飾(shi)螺髻,腳踩蓮臺,袒胸露懷,左手(shou)平放膝上(shang),右手(shou)屈(qu)施(shi)無畏狀(zhuang),衣(yi)紋凸起,端莊慈祥。大(da)(da)(da)佛由三重檐樓遮護,稱(cheng)為(wei)(wei)大(da)(da)(da)佛寺(si),又(you)名大(da)(da)(da)像寺(si)。據崖(ya)龕內壁刻記于(yu)唐元和四年(nian)的《東(dong)(dong)山大(da)(da)(da)像精舍(she)何(he)居士(shi)記》,此(ci)佛為(wei)(wei)閬中人何(he)居士(shi)所刻,成(cheng)于(yu)公(gong)元809年(nian)以前。五(wu)代龍(long)德元年(nian)(公(gong)元921年(nian)),在大(da)(da)(da)佛身后(hou)添(tian)刻高10.2厘米小佛4000余尊,整齊(qi)排列,工藝精巧。宋神宗元豐(feng)八年(nian)對大(da)(da)(da)小佛像貼金身,宋太宗雍熙二年(nian)新建千部華法(fa)經藏樓,大(da)(da)(da)佛寺(si)敕(chi)名永安禪院。徵宗崇(chong)寧(ning)二年(nian)因(yin)避諱改為(wei)(wei)福(fu)昌院。
明(ming)代復稱大像(xiang)寺(si),亦稱大佛(fo)寺(si)。寺(si)樓(lou)多次被拆(chai)毀,現為(wei)1991年重建。大佛(fo)旁有(you)(you)(you)南海觀(guan)音和(he)送(song)子觀(guan)音兩尊(zun)石(shi)像(xiang),右側有(you)(you)(you)石(shi)窟兩龕(kan),內有(you)(you)(you)經(jing)(jing)幢(chuang)和(he)佛(fo)像(xiang),為(wei)唐、宋(song)摩(mo)崖造(zao)像(xiang)5尊(zun),陀(tuo)羅尼經(jing)(jing)幢(chuang)一(yi)處,另有(you)(you)(you)唐、宋(song)、元、明(ming)、清歷代石(shi)刻(ke)24處,鑿崖五穴墓一(yi)處,風化摩(mo)崖石(shi)刻(ke)不可辨認者尚有(you)(you)(you)10余處,共延展150余米(mi)。左側有(you)(you)(you)大像(xiang)精舍和(he)黃家亭子等(deng)名(ming)勝古跡,占地(di)164畝,建筑面(mian)積2735平方米(mi)。杜(du)甫曾有(you)(you)(you)詠黃家亭子詩二首:“野畦連(lian)蛺蝶,江檻俯鴛鴦(yang)。日晚(wan)煙花(hua)亂,風生(sheng)錦繡香。”