NEW DELHI, India — The Dalai Lama has undergone surgical procedure on his left knee on Monday, his private doctor confirmed.
Dr. Tsetan D. Sadutshang, the Tibetan religious chief’s longtime private doctor, appeared in a video assertion from New Delhi, the place the Dalai Lama, 90, is recuperating following the process.
“Immediately, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama had a really profitable knee surgical procedure on his left knee, and his proper knee was executed in New York in 2024,” Dr. Sadutshang stated. “I’m right here to relay this message to all of the Tibetans and devotees inside Tibet and world wide.”
It was publicly introduced Thursday that the Dalai Lama would depart Friday from his dwelling in Dharamsala, India to journey to New Delhi to “bear medical therapy on his left knee.”
The Tibetan religious chief was seen waving from the entrance passenger seat of a black sport utility automobile as he was despatched off by well-wishers gathered on the airport earlier than his flight.
Within the video assertion, Dr. Sadutshang stated that the Dalai Lama “is out of restoration post-surgery, and he’s again in his room,” and conveyed because of the medical staff at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital.
Prayers for the Dalai Lama’s restoration happened within the Indian cities of Ladakh, Dharamsala, New Delhi, Gangtok, and Mundgod.
“We pray for the profitable knee surgical procedure of His Holiness the Dalai Lama,” Kunzang Yangdol of the Girls Wing of Ladakh Buddhist Affiliation advised RFA.
She stated that ladies in several villages chanted Buddhist mantras “from 5:00 AM with the hope that His Holiness heals properly.”
In 2024, the Dalai Lama underwent a complete knee alternative on his proper knee on the Hospital for Particular Surgical procedure in New York. Tibetans gathering outdoors the hospital and his Manhattan lodge bearing Tibetan khata scarves and flowers, praying for his swift restoration.
The Dalai Lama turns 91 on July 6. In keeping with his workplace, the religious chief is predicted to journey to Ladakh in direction of the tip of June for an prolonged go to.
Extra reporting by Thinley Choedon. Translated by Tenzin Dickyi, edited by Kalden Lodoe, Charlie Dharapak and Eugene Whong.
