营山县太蓬山石窟初步研究

Initial investigation on Taipengshan Grottoes in Yingshan County

调查发现,太蓬山现有龛窟104个,造像1470余身,主要分布在太蓬山透明岩周围的石壁上,东寨门和南寨门也有少量的造像。开凿时代主要集中在中晚唐,一直持续到南宋,个别龛窟开凿于清代。太蓬山石窟多为摩崖浅龛,也有部分石窟。造像题材丰富,以天龙八部、千手观音等最具特色。题刻共111方,与石窟相关的有39方,包括佛教刻经、造像题记、游记等类别。

There are 1470 statues in 104 caves of Taipengshan Grottoes and most of the caves established round Touming Cliffside,some are located at the eastern gate and the southern gate.Construction of Taifengshan Grottoes began at Mid and Later-Tang Dynasty,continuing to the Southern Song Dynasty,a few opened round the Qing Dynasty.Most of them made in a form of shallow shrines with images in,some deepen grottoes. Taipengshan Grottoes are rich in contents and Heavenly-Kings,thousand armed and thousand-eyed Avalokitesvara is of a high standard and great art achievement.