An old man has become an internet sensation after his clips surfaced on social media platform TikTok. The man, identified as Luang Pho Yai, has sparked a debate on the net as many tried to find out his real age, as well as some thought he was a monk practicing Sokushinbutsu. His granddaughter, who makes videos of him and uploads them to the platform from time to time, has answered a certain question that the net community has been eagerly waiting for.
It is the desire of many young people to live long, but the videos of an old man have made many reconsider their opinions about old age. The old man named Luang Pho Yai gained notoriety on the social media platform TikTok after his granddaughter began posting videos of him in November 2021, Snopes reports.
Due to his thin skin and visible skeletal appearance, internet users tried to guess his age. Some joked that he must have lived at the time of Queen Elizabeth's birth and in the times of the Bible.
Luang's Granddaughter Reveals His True Age His granddaughter with the username @Auyary13 explains that her grandfather is actually 109 years old.
However, she has not clarified whether his appearance is due to the fact that he practices Sokushinbutsu - a term that refers to self-mummification, a practice among Japanese monks that reportedly first appeared between 1081 and 1903. Since his granddaughter keeps uploading videos of him, which are usually viewed millions of times, she has over a million followers on the platform.