Korean developer’s online Buddhist temple goes viral, with daily connections said to hit 100,000
A 3D web-based Buddhist temple called Sansa, built by a South Korean solo developer known as "메타몽," has drawn heavy traffic after going viral on Threads. According to the developer’s posts on Oct. 29, the site attracted about 12,000 visitors within roughly a day of launch, causing a server failure. Later that night, the developer said daily connections had reached 100,000. By early morning on Oct. 30, one hall on the site, Cheongyeondang, showed 4,679 users online. Local reports said the project began with capacity for just 20 people before being expanded step by step to 100, 1,200, and eventually 10,000. Users can enter directly from a phone or computer browser without installing software. Once inside, they appear as novice monks with automatically assigned names and can perform actions such as bowing, pressing prayer beads, or making a palms-together greeting. The service does not include chat. Its creator described it as an "online Buddhist temple where people sit together without talking." Media reports and user comments cited in the source said the appeal came from offering a quiet space that did not require interaction or participation.
