A Buddhist monk in China, Venerable Huayan, is gaining viral attention for his enthusiasm for e-sports, particularly Counter-Strike. He has explained that he views gaming and religion as serving similar purposes in life.

A senior monk in China has attracted widespread social media attention for enthusiastically playing electronic games. Venerable Huayan, from Mingjiao Temple in Hefei in central Anhui province, has been a Buddhist monk for 20 years. He began to play e-games when he was a primary school pupil in the early 2000s, Counter-Strike (CS) is his favourite, according to the news portal Sina.com. Huayan once achieved the Legendary Eagle Master position, a very high ranking in CS. He said the most...