The Vietnamese monk who ate only coconuts and built a Coconut Kingdom
Nguyễn Thành Nam studied chemistry in France, returned to Vietnam, and, in 1963, founded a religion centered on the coconut. Followers called him the Coconut Monk, or “His Coconutship.” He reportedly ate nothing but coconut flesh, milk, oil, and leaves — for three years while meditating, and for a time lived in…
