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@xr843 xr843 released this 23 Mar 08:40
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FoJin v1.0.0 — Initial Release

The world's encyclopedic Buddhist digital text platform.

Highlights

  • 504 data sources aggregated from CBETA, SuttaCentral, BDRC, 84000, SAT, GRETIL, and more
  • 9,200+ texts in Pali, Classical Chinese, Tibetan, Sanskrit, and 26 other languages
  • 7,600+ full-text readings available online
  • 8 UI languages — Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Sinhala, Burmese

Core Features

  • Multi-dimensional search — Full-text search powered by Elasticsearch with ICU tokenizer for CJK, Pali, Sanskrit, and Tibetan
  • Parallel reading — Side-by-side comparison of translations across 30 languages
  • AI Q&A (XiaoJin) — RAG-based question answering grounded in 38 core sutras (~11M characters), with source citations
  • Knowledge graph — 9,600+ entities and 3,800+ relationships, interactive D3 visualization
  • Dictionary lookup — 6 authoritative dictionaries, 237K+ entries (DDB, NCPED, Edgerton BHS, Monier-Williams, and more)
  • IIIF manuscript viewer — View original manuscripts from BDRC and other collections
  • Collections, bookmarks & annotations — Personal study tools for organizing research
  • Citation export — BibTeX, RIS, and APA formats for academic use

Tech Stack

  • Frontend: React 18 + TypeScript + Ant Design 5
  • Backend: FastAPI + SQLAlchemy async
  • Database: PostgreSQL 15 (pgvector) + Elasticsearch 8 + Redis 7
  • Deployment: Docker Compose one-command setup

Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/xr843/fojin.git
cd fojin
cp .env.example .env
docker compose up -d

Visit http://localhost:3000 to start exploring.

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License

Apache License 2.0 — applies to FoJin source code only. Third-party data sources retain their own licenses.

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v4.0.0 — Full-featured Buddhist Digital Text Platform

v4.0.0 — Full-featured Buddhist Digital Text Platform

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@xr843 xr843 released this 19 Mar 06:26
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🎉 FoJin v4.0.0

A major milestone — 93 commits, 65+ PRs since v3.4.0, transforming FoJin into a comprehensive, production-ready Buddhist digital text platform.

Live at fojin.app

✨ New Features

AI Chat ("XiaoJin" 小津)

  • Real SSE streaming with hybrid RAG retrieval grounded in 11M characters of canonical text (#51, #74)
  • Auto-generate session titles from conversation (#62)
  • Typing animation with thinking placeholder (#52)
  • Paginated session messages (#69)
  • Daily quota display for users (#60)

Knowledge Graph

  • 9,700+ entities and 4,170+ relations across 6 types (person, text, place, concept, school, dynasty)
  • Seeded 25 Buddhist places and 18 core concepts (#53)
  • Auto-link texts to concepts via title keyword matching — Pass G (#54)
  • pg_trgm GIN index for fast fuzzy search (#54)
  • Statistics panel with entity/relation counts (#54)
  • Fixed DILA Authority Database integration (#53)

Reader & Annotations

  • Annotation button and panel for text reader (#72)
  • Bookmark toggle button (#58)
  • Mobile-optimized reading view (#19, #47)

Search

  • Highlight matches in catalog search results (#64)
  • Rate limiting and filter caching (#67)
  • Loading skeleton cards (#44)

Data Sources — 571 Global Sources

  • 30 new global sources spanning South/Southeast Asia, East Asia, Europe, Americas (#70)
  • 28 more sources including AI/NLP tools, Silk Road, Vietnamese Nom, Manchu/Sogdian (#73)
  • Added Dharmamitra AI toolkit (#35), 51shu.app Ashoka Index (#55), and more

Internationalization

  • react-i18next framework with Chinese and Japanese translations (#76, #77, #78)

UX

  • Dark mode with Ant Design 5 theme support (#46)
  • Citation export in BibTeX, RIS, and APA formats (#48)

🏗 Infrastructure & Quality

  • Error handling: Custom FoJinError hierarchy with 20+ specific types (#38, #42, #50)
  • Security: HSTS header, secrets scanning CI, Docker healthchecks (#41)
  • CI/CD: Split type-check/build steps, tightened ESLint threshold (#39)
  • Rate limiting: Configurable via environment variables (#43)
  • Dependencies: Upgraded alembic 1.14→1.18, pydantic-settings 2.7→2.13 (#75)
  • Docker: Debian-based Nginx with DNS re-resolution (#45)

📊 By the Numbers

Metric Value
Data sources 571 across 30+ countries
Readable fascicles 4,488
KG entities 9,700+
KG relations 4,170+
Dictionary entries 237,593
Supported languages 30
PRs merged 65+

🚀 Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/xr843/fojin.git
cd fojin
cp .env.example .env
docker compose up -d

Visit http://localhost:3000 — API docs at http://localhost:8000/docs

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v3.4.0 — Website UX Improvements

v3.4.0 — Website UX Improvements

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@xr843 xr843 released this 13 Mar 12:53
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FoJin v3.4.0 — Website UX Improvements

New Features

  • Online Reading Page — New TextReaderPage for reading full-text Buddhist scriptures directly on the platform, with juan navigation and serif typography
  • Homepage Feature Cards — Quick navigation to Data Sources, Knowledge Graph, AI Q&A, and Collections
  • Knowledge Graph Default View — KG page now loads with "玄奘" (Xuanzang) pre-filled, showing results immediately instead of a blank page
  • Chat Mobile Responsive — Sidebar hidden on mobile with drawer overlay toggle for session management

Fixes

  • Fixed Japanese label "漢籍リポジトリ" → "汉籍全文资料库" in source display
  • Updated data source count in README (483 → 440+) to match live API

Technical

  • New route /texts/:id/read with lazy-loaded TextReaderPage component
  • Mobile-responsive CSS for chat sidebar (drawer overlay at <768px)
  • Feature navigation grid with responsive 4→2 column layout

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v3.3.0 — First Open-Source Release

v3.3.0 — First Open-Source Release

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@xr843 xr843 released this 10 Mar 14:19
v3.3.0
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FoJin v3.3.0 — First Open-Source Release

We're excited to open-source FoJin, the world's most comprehensive Buddhist digital text platform.

What's Included

409 data sources from 27 countries, covering 29 languages — from Classical Chinese and Sanskrit to Pali, Tibetan, Gandhari, and more.

Core Features

  • Federated Search — Search across local index + 728,000 records from DianJin (Tsinghua/CNKI)
  • Full-Text Reading — 4,488 fascicles of Buddhist texts available online
  • Parallel Reading — Compare translations side by side in 29 languages
  • Dictionary Lookup — 6 authoritative dictionaries, 237,593 entries (DDB, NCPED, Monier-Williams, etc.)
  • Knowledge Graph — 9,600+ entities, 3,800+ relationships, interactive visualization
  • AI Q&A "XiaoJin" — RAG-powered assistant grounded in 11M characters of canonical text
  • Manuscript Viewer — IIIF-connected viewer for BDRC and other digitized manuscripts

Technical Highlights

  • FastAPI (async) + React 18 + TypeScript
  • PostgreSQL 15 with pgvector + Elasticsearch 8 (ICU)
  • Docker Compose one-command deployment
  • Non-root containers, security headers, rate limiting
  • GitHub Actions CI + automated secret scanning

Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/xr843/fojin.git
cd fojin
cp .env.example .env    # edit with your API keys
docker compose up -d

Visit http://localhost:3000 to start exploring.

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Whether it's adding a new data source, improving search, or translating the UI — see CONTRIBUTING.md.

If FoJin is useful for your research, please consider giving it a star!

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