Lodi Gyari

[5] Following a revolt led by Dorje Yudon, wife of Gyari Nyima, the Chinese decided to release her husband, but announce that he had escaped.

As a child, Gyari was recognized as a rinpoche, or reincarnated lama, and educated in the monastic tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.

[3] He was the reincarnation of a Buddhist master of the Nyingma lineage, named Khenchen Jampal Dewé Nyima from Lumorap Monastery in Tibet, his previous incarnation among the main teachers of Dudjom Rinpoche.

[10][3][11][12] In 1973, Gyari went to Switzerland when the Dalai Lama was on his first trip to Europe, and attended his public lectures where he spoke of universal responsibility, compassion and kindness.

[18] In 1988, he became Minister of the Department of Information and International Relations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tibetan Government in Exile.

[21] Gari was one of the envoys, along with Kelsang Gyaltsen [fr] sent by Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama, to engage in a series of dialogues with China aimed at initiating negotiations on the future status of Tibet.

[23] The 7th meeting was held on 4 May 2008 in Shenzhen, China, ten months after the previous visit, and for the first time since the 2008 Tibetan unrest in March.

[24] On 8 October 2008 at the Asia Society in New York, Lodi Gyari said, "If the problem is not resolved, then I'm afraid that some Tibetans will resort to violence."

[3] On 13 September 2012, the United States Senate passed a resolution commending the contributions of Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari as special envoy of the Dalai Lama and for his promotion of the legitimate rights and aspirations of the Tibetan people.

Pronunciation of Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari (Voice of America)
The Dalai Lama arriving at Zurich Airport in October 1973. Gyari Rinpoche is left rear.
Gyari Rinpoche in 1973 while escorting the 14th Dalai Lama to the Netherlands
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet on 16 April 1991 with President George H.W. Bush , Lodi Gyari and Tenzing N. Tethong
The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, Tenzin Gyatso with Lodi Gyari, Al Gore and Bill Clinton in the Office of the Vice President, Washington, D.C., on 27 April 1993