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World Renowned Buddhist masters, such as His Holiness working on syncing the narration and subtitles utilizing
the Dalai Lama, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh etc., and various functions.
meditation conferences and symposiums offered by
meditation teachers and global Buddhist organizations. Along with plans to increase the number of subscribers,
BTN is setting business proposals for 2023 through
• “1,000 Years of Waiting: Namsan, Gyeongju”: A internationalization, specialization, and segmentation of
fascinating look of Namsan, the UNESCO World sub-channels.
Heritage Site and Korea’s rich 1,000 years old
Buddhist cultural heritage BTN’s official YouTube channel, Korea Buddhist
• “Richard Gere’s Pilgrimage,” Hollywood Television Network Official Channel
actor Richard Gear’s exclusive interview and (https://www.youtube.com/c/BTNWORLD) is the first
documentary to his visit to Korea. religious YouTube channel in Korea to reach 500,000
• “The 1,600 years old Records of Ancient Korea: subscribers in December 2021 and surpassed 600,000
Buddhist Rock Carvings”: A magnificent look subscribers in April 2022.
of various Buddhist rock carvings that follow
the artistic styles of ancient Korean history, The number of subscribers to “BTN Joy,”
encapsulating the beauty and feature of the vibrant (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeMPgo_
history of Korean Buddhism in this majestic land of YXIH58JVYlurURoQ) a sub-channel to BTN YouTube
the Morning Calm. channel, launched in 2021 and exceeded 110,000
• “The Story of Zen Buddhism by Venerable Cheongan”: subscribers in less than a year.
Various dharma talks in English by Hungarian
Korean monk, venerable Cheongan. The “Humanities Brunch” channel
• “Journey of a Thousand Years”: A series that capture (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCke0s4-Iatj-

the scenery and culture of Korean temples. PO5ZhDXW0ug), which launched in November 2021
• “Listening to Oral Traditions”: A lifestyle series had 20,000 subscribers within four months.

where foreigners are introduced to various Korean
folklore related to Buddhist temples, with English “BTN Myeongbeopmun,”
subtitles. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRV_YQNDlj-
OPKJutlWJPYA) another sub-channel that includes
With the explosive popularity of Korean popular various monks’ dharma talks and teachings, and
contents (K-contents) worldwide, there has been a “K-Buddhism,”
spike in demand for various Korean contents. However, (https://www.youtube.com/channel/
Korean traditional contents are relatively less popular UCTNLQgQ5BRy2Ej0yzm_BYCA) the English language
and known. Korean Buddhism channel has been established for
further specializations of K-Buddhism.
Although consensus has been established internally
that all K-contents should be globalized, securing With the launch of “K-Buddhism” YouTube channel, BTN
translation manpower, especially Buddhist translation plans to introduce AI functions to further expand the
supervisors, have been difficult. Therefore, BTN reach of Korean Buddhist news globally and produce
proposed and began the “K-Buddhist contents metaverse contents. BTN continues to propagate the
translation project” so that everyone can appreciate Buddha Dharma, warm the hearts and minds of viewers,
the wide varieties of Korean culture. stimulate a healthier society, and preserve and promote
Buddhist culture with digital technology. EH
BTN has formed a translation supervision team to
translate carefully selected contents and has been