Hottest Monk Ever Is Going Viral, Here's His Instagram For Your "Research Purposes"

By Karmen on 13 Jan 2021

Digital Editor

Has severe RBF but is fairly jolly and carefree on the inside. Degree of life satisfaction is heavily influenced by food.

Pictures of a ridiculously attractive man who appeared to be a monk have been circulating around social media. Turns out he's Paing Takhon, a Burmese actor and model.

Keep reading to find out more!

While Paing Takhon has been popular in Myanmar and Bangkok since 2017, his beauty started gaining attention across the rest of Asia in recent years. First starting as a model in 2014, he later ventured into acting work and has since become a tourist ambassador for Myanmar and a brand ambassador for brands like OPPO and Sunkist.

Photo from @paing_takhon via Instagram

The 1.88m actor/model gives off Aquaman-meets-Korean-oppa vibes with his long lush hair, sultry lips, muscular figure and badass tattoos.

Photo from @paing_takhon via Instagram

He recently posted photos of himself dressed as a monk with a shaved head captioned: Spent my New Year 2021 by being a monk for 10 days and i felt so peaceful and knew myself more... These photos quickly went viral and got him dubbed "the hottest monk".

Photo from @paing_takhon via Instagram

Besides these monk photos, his IG is a treasure trove of that captivating combination of hot guy + cute animals.

Photo from @paing_takhon via Instagram

Say no more, here's his Instagram for research purposes, of course: @paing_takhon.

[April 2021 edit: Paing Takhon has been arrested by the military amidst a crackdown on celebrities who show their support for anti-coup protests. His social media accounts have been removed.]