| Taoist Grotto statue is one of the modality of the ancient Chinese culture, is very important precious datum to research the faith, and is an artistic manifestation by those adherents which express a special godliness. Also, Taoist Grotto statues, that have much concrete dramatic artistic forms, represent the rich content of Taoist immortal world, and reflect the history situation of the Taoist immortal system's evolvement.The article is seeing about the Taoist Grotto statues in Sichuan area (especially in Dazu and Anyue in Sichuan as the emphases) in the period of Song Dynasty, which by consulted cultural relic and history literature data, and proves that these Statues reflect the characteristic of Taoism godliness in that time.The paper is divided into two books:The former is subject of the matter that Taoist grotto statues in Sichuan area in Song Dynasty. These statues are consisting of Taoist statues alone; the shrine statues relating to Taoism and Buddha; the statues referring to Taoism, Buddha and Confucianism. There are three important reasons to believe that a plenty of precious Taoist grotto statues in Sichuan area: the first is the foundation of the profound Taoism faith; the second is the tradition of Taoist grotto statues; the third is the steady society circumstance and prosperous economy.The latter part that through investigating the Taoist Grotto Statues consider that the Taoist grotto statues in Sichuan area reflect these characteristics of Taoist immortal faith in Song dynasty: Firstly, the Taoist immortal system has beenconsummated gradually by the Song Dynasty. And it's come into being a pattern with "San Qing" and "Si Yu" is the ultimate godliness; Secondly, faith that gods of Taoism , was secularization; Thirdly, Emperor of Heaven Jade Emperor that one of the "Si Yu" become the gods win most worship that under occupying "San Qing" originally, and Emperor of Heaven Jade Emperor faith has outstanding gradually.
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