Mipham Chokyi Lodro was a Buddhist scholar and the lineage holder of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. In 2009 he founded the Infinite Compassion Foundation to promote compassion for animals. He advocated reform of the meat industry, so that animals would not be forced to live and die in brutal conditions. Mipham Chokyi Lodro wrote two books - Creating a Transparent Democracy: a New Model, and The Path to Awakening, a comprehensive manual of meditation techniques.