 As a child, Erdne determined that he wanted to be a Buddhist monk, the way other boys want to be policemen or firemen.By the age of seven, Erdne's parents permitted him to move to India where he would study Buddhism at a monastery until 1992.It was reported on ChessBase News, when asked why was he was sent to a monastery in India to be trained as a Buddhist monk at age seven, he said his family wanted one of the sons to become a monk, and he had shown the greatest interest.