# fojin — Buddhist Canon Tools

Connects AI models to an open Buddhist text corpus with stable URN citations. Useful for searching canonical scriptures and comparing trilingual textual parallels.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 352
- Author: xr843
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/xr843/fojin
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/fojin-buddhist-canon-tools

## What it does

The server links assistants to an aggregated collection of 612 Buddhist text sources, including CBETA and SuttaCentral. It exposes 8 read-only tools that allow an agent to query passages, inspect 39 dictionaries, and attach verified URN identifiers to every answer.

Instead of manual cross-referencing across separate archives, the model retrieves chunk-level parallels across canonical traditions. The remote endpoint runs over HTTP at `https://mcp.fojin.ai/mcp` and does not require an API key or local environment setup.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://mcp.fojin.ai/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http fojin-mcp https://mcp.fojin.ai/mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add fojin-buddhist-canon-tools --url https://mcp.fojin.ai/mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "fojin-buddhist-canon-tools": {
            "url": "https://mcp.fojin.ai/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "fojin-buddhist-canon-tools": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.fojin.ai/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http fojin-buddhist-canon-tools https://mcp.fojin.ai/mcp
```

## When to use it
- locate parallel scripture passages across Buddhist canons
- verify whether a quotation and its volume citation are genuine
- look up technical terms across 39 specialized dictionaries
- retrieve source passages with resolvable cross-canon URNs

## Example prompts
- Find parallel passages for the Lotus Sutra across the Chinese and Tibetan canons
- Verify whether this sutra citation is authentic and return its URN
- Look up the definition of anatta in the Buddhist dictionaries via fojin

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