Abstract:

Acarya Avalokitesvara is a very special sort of Buddhist sculptures in the Nanzhao Dali Kingdom period. The study of
Acarya Avalokitesvara started late and emphasized too much on the journals, books, pictures and other documents and limited
materials. The study neglected the comprehensive collection and classification of basic data and the its research method was too simple
and lacked innovation and breakthrough. The combination of the archaeological, ethnological, historical and bibliographical
researching method, and the cooperation of experts in different fields with conducting multi-disciplinary and cross-regional study are
the keys to the facing problems and the effective breakthrough of current predicament, and are also the thinking and innovation of the
idea and method of the study of Nanzhao Dali's history and culture.

Key words: Nanzhao and Dali, Acarya Avalokitesvara, sculpture, inter-discipline, cross-region