大足石刻孔子及十哲龛初探

A preliminary study to the shrine of Confucius the Sage with his ten disciples in Dazu Grottoes

大足石刻孔子及十哲龛刻于北宋元祐三年(1088),在全国石窟中仅此一龛。大足的十哲造像是现存最早有确切纪年的十哲造像,其历史与艺术价值至为珍贵。大足的孔子及十哲龛是与佛教、道教造像并列开凿的,具有宗教的意义。宋人信仰儒教是为了聪明与智慧,儒教是信众们的智慧之神。

The shrine of Confucius the Sage with his ten disciples were built in the third reign year of Yuanyou of the Northern Song Dynasty （ 1088 A.D. ）, and it is the only case found in the grottoes site in China. This group often saints has definitely dating inscription in exist and has enjoyed great value in the study of history and art. For this shrine were build simultaneous with Buddhist and Taoist shrines, so owns great significance in religion study. People of the Song Dynasty behefin Confucianism for wisdom and wit for Confucius was believed to be a god of wisdom.