摘要
大足石刻代表着公元9至13世纪世界石窟艺术的最高水平，是人类石窟艺术史上最后一座丰碑和巅峰之作。
大足石刻蕴含的“神的居所、人的庙堂”的深邃人文主义和民本思想比欧洲文艺复兴早整整400年，其以千手观音和日月观音为代表的一气呵成的耩美雕刻水平远在挑选出来的古罗马雕刻技艺之上；曾在历史上尖锐对抗的中国传统三大主流思想儒、释、道在这里和谐会融也给当今教义纷争的世界以深深的启迪。但凡深刻理解大足石刻上哲学文化价值的人无论来自哪里，都无不为这一世界级瑰宝所深深震撼。
The Dazu Rock Carvings stands for the highest level of the world＇s grotto arts between the 9th and 13th centuries A.D.. and is the last monument and summit creation in the human grotto art history.
The profotmd htunanisfic and peple-oriented thought of＂God＇s Abode and Man＇s Temple＂ implied in the Dazu Rock Carvhings is totally 400years earlier than that of the European Renaissance, its thorough-fluent fine sculptral level represented byihe Thousand-hand Kwan-yin and Sun-Moon Kwan-yin is far higher than that of the selected Roman sculpture workmanship the harmonious intermingle of China＇s three traditional mainstream thoughts of Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism here. which once intemely rivaled with each other in history, also provides a profound edification for the current world that is full of religious doctrinal dispmes. Everyone who deeply tmderstands the above philosophical and cultttral values of the Dazu Rock Carvings, no matter where he comes from. will be deeply shocked by this world-class treasure without exception.
