In a surprise moment at the Grammys, the Dalai Lama won his first-ever award on music’s biggest night, making an unexpected entry into Grammy history.

Dalai lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, is now a Grammy winner! But how? At the music’s biggest night at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday (Feb 1), Dalai Lama won his first Grammy, and this was something that no one saw coming.

At the 68th Grammy Awards, the 90-year-old spiritual guru, who is known as a Buddhist leader and has no connection with the musical world, won the music industry’s biggest award. This has come as a surprise to everyone who was not aware of his nomination.

The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatzo, has won a Grammy, scripting history. He won the golden trophy for Best Audiobook, Narration, and Storytelling Recording for Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

He has beat out Grammy Awards host Trevor Noah and other notable nominees, including US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan, among others.

On Dalai Lama’s behalf, Musician Rufus Wainwright accepted the award.

“OK, I am not the Dalai Lama, obviously,” Rufus Wainwright said. “It was a privilege to participate in this project. It’s an honor to accept this recognition on behalf of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, whose wisdom is at the heart of this work.”

Notably, Dalai Mana has joined the director Steven Spielberg in the list of first-time Grammy winners.

The Jurassic Park director has achieved an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Tony, and Oscar) status as he won a Grammy in the best music film category for”Music by John Williams,” a documentary tribute to the composer.

After Lama won his first Grammy trophy, he expressed gratitude and humility for the recognition. In a post shared on his Instagram handle, they wrote. ‘’I don’t see it as something personal, but as a recognition of our shared universal responsibility. I truly believe that peace, compassion, care for our environment, and an understanding of the oneness of humanity are essential for the collective responsibility for all eight billion human beings.”