赣州市位于江西南部,其地当大庾岭南北交通干道,南抚百越,北望中州,据五岭之要会,扼赣闽粤湘之要冲,地理位置十分重要。通天岩石窟位于赣州市西北约12公里处,是我国东南沿海一带仅有的一处佛教石窟。1988年由国务院公布为第三批全国重点文物保护单位。通天岩风景秀丽,林木苍郁,不仅有佛教摩崖造像,而且有历代文人墨客题咏的摩崖石刻。皆具相当的历史与艺术价值(图一)。关于通天岩的情况,过去邵启贤曾在《赣石录》中辑录了通天岩的题刻。50年代和60年代亦有简要报导。通天岩的石刻造 Ganzhou is located in the southern part of Jiangxi Province. It serves as a traffic artery between the Dabuling North and South traffic routes, the Nanfu Baiyue and the North Wangzhou. According to the Wulingian meeting, Ganzhou is the most important part of Fujian, Guangdong and Hunan provinces. Its geographic location is very important. Tongtian Rock Cave is located about 12 kilometers northwest of Ganzhou City, is the only southeast coast of China’s Buddhist caves. In 1988 by the State Council announced the third batch of national key cultural relics protection units. Tongtianyan beautiful scenery, dense forests, not only the Buddhist cliff statues, but also the ancient literati Moet chants Cliff carvings. Both have considerable historical and artistic value (Figure 1). Regarding the situation of Tongtianyan, Shao Qi-sheng used to record the inscriptions of Tongtianyan in “Ganshi Lu” in the past. There was also a brief report in the 1950s and 1960s. Stone made of rock