巩县石窟寺双面人像,题材新颖,造型独特,为全国各石窟雕刻中所仅见。目前,学界对双面人像的研究还不够深入,关于其名称和来历问题尚不明确。本文依据佛教经典的记载,结合雕像分析,进而认定双面人像即为鬼子母神。并指出,鬼子母故事题材在石窟中是作为《法华经》方便说法思想意图表现的,意在宣扬大乘佛法。 Gongxian Cave Temple double portrait, the theme of novel, unique shape, as the only carved in the caves in the country. At present, the academic research on the double-faced portrait is not yet in-depth, and its name and origin are not yet clear. Based on the records of the Buddhist scriptures and the analysis of statues, this article concludes that the two-sided portrait is the goddess of the devil. And pointed out that the theme of the story of a devil mother in the grottoes as “Fa Wah Sutra” to facilitate the idea that the idea of ​​performance, intended to promote Mahayana Buddhism.