"莲花"为"佛陀"的象征。本书以世界非物质文化遗产"大足石刻"摩崖造像群为蓝本，抓住其造像"儒释道三教合一"的特点，从宗教、美学、哲学、社会学的角度，选取40龛最具代表性的石刻造像进行解读和阐释。("Lotus" is symbol of "Buddha". On the basis of world intangible cultural heritage "Dazu Rock Carvings" bas-reliefs on precipices, this book grasps its characteristic of "combination of three religions with Buddhism and Taoism", selects 40 most representative rock carvings to interpret and explain from religion, aesthetics, philosophy and sociology angles.)