武当山太子坡狮子峰“老君岩”石窟造像考

Examination of the Peak Buddha on Mount Lion in Wudang

武当山太子坡狮子峰佛、道摩崖造像群的开凿年代及身份,历来颇有争议,明、清所有版本的《武当山志》均沿用明初武当山玉虚宫提点任自垣断为北宋道教老君造像的说法,然而,根据现存摩崖石刻以及历史背景和大量的文献资料分析,它应为佛教的产物;也非北宋时期的造像,应为唐代作品。任的观点比实际凿刻时间晚400多年,至今讹传近600年。

Peak Buddha of lion of mountain crown prince in Wudang slope, one rub cutting times and identity of statue group of precipice , always it dispute ,whose name is the bright, clear ' Wudang mountain will's of editions continue to use the mountain jade palace not timid propose some ZiYuan of assumption Ren for Taoism monarch statue not old Northern Song Dynasty for Wudang of the beginning not bright, however, according to extant inscriptions on precipices and historical background and a large amount of documents and materials analysis, it should be a result of Buddhism, the statue of the period of Northern Song Dynasty either, should be the works of the Tang Dynasty. Assuming chisels time for 400 much years late than actually, false rumour is nearly 600 years so far.