"I don't have the energy to actually go to a temple. So I just sit here for a little while before leaving." A virtual Buddhist temple created with artificial intelligence (AI) by a 26-year-old Korean job seeker has become an unexpected online hit, drawing more than 1 million visitors less than a week after its launch. Called "Sansa," the digital space lets users control a child-monk avatar that can put its palms together in prayer or perform Buddhist bows. Visitors can also use their mouse to roll prayer beads or strike a moktak, a wooden percussion instrument used in Korean Buddhist rituals. Sansa was launched on Oct. 26 by Park Jin-won, 26, who is looking for a job after graduating from university with a degree in English literature. "There are days when I feel like it would be nice to go to a temple, but actually going requires you to make an effort," Park said. That thought inspired the creation of an AI-powered Buddhist temple that people could enter through their phones. Since the launch, Park has been sharing Sansa's visitor numbers and updates to the virtual temple on social media.