The Dalai Lama, Tibet's 88-year-old spiritual leader, underwent a knee replacement surgery on Friday at the Hospital for Special Surgery on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
NEW YORK -- The Dalai Lama is recovering after having knee surgery in New York City. Tibet's 88-year-old spiritual leader underwent a knee replacement surgery on Friday at the Hospital for Special Surgery on Manhattan's Upper East Side. A spokesperson for the hospital called the surgery a success and said the Dalai Lama is expected to make a full recovery. He was released Sunday morning.
Some traveled from far away and waited hours to see him. 'Today is a special day for all of the Tibetan in New York, and we get a blessing from the Dalia Lama,' Tsering Chozom said. 'I knew I had to come here for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,' said Tenzin Kunkyi.This is the Dalai Lama's first trip to the United States since 2017. Earlier this month, he met with a bipartisan Congressional delegation at his home in India's Dharamshala.
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