FoJin (佛津) Copyright 2026 Tim Ren (xr843) Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. ================================================================================ Third-Party Data Sources ================================================================================ FoJin aggregates Buddhist digital text data from the following third-party sources. Each source's content is subject to its own license terms. FoJin's Apache 2.0 license applies only to the FoJin source code itself, NOT to the content obtained from these data sources. Users and deployers are responsible for complying with each data source's license when using FoJin. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CBETA (Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association) https://cbeta.org License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (non-commercial, share-alike) Usage: Full text of the Chinese Buddhist Canon imported and indexed locally. Note: Commercial use requires separate authorization from CBETA. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SuttaCentral https://suttacentral.net License: CC0 (public domain) for Pali texts; CC BY-SA for translations Usage: Pali root texts and English translations imported via public REST API. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha https://84000.co License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (non-commercial, no derivatives) Usage: Tibetan-English translations imported from publicly available TEI XML. Note: Content must not be modified. Commercial use is not permitted. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRETIL (Göttingen Register of Electronic Texts in Indian Languages) https://gretil.sub.uni-goettingen.de License: Academic open access Usage: Sanskrit Buddhist e-texts downloaded and indexed locally. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DSBC (Digital Sanskrit Buddhist Canon) https://www.dsbcproject.org License: Academic open access Usage: Sanskrit texts downloaded and indexed locally. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BDRC (Buddhist Digital Resource Center) https://bdrc.io License: Varies by work; metadata queries via public SPARQL endpoint Usage: IIIF manifest references only; no content stored locally. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAT Daizōkyō Text Database (University of Tokyo) https://21dzk.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/SAT/ License: Academic open access Usage: Metadata mapping and IIIF manifest links only; no content stored locally. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MITRA / Dharmamitra (Sebastian Nehrdich & Kurt Keutzer, UC Berkeley) https://github.com/dharmamitra/mitra-parallel — arXiv:2601.06400 License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (attribution, share-alike) Usage: Sentence-level Sanskrit/Tibetan ↔ Buddhist-Chinese parallel passages imported into the mitra_alignments table and surfaced in the reader's cross-canon parallel panel. The Chinese side is anchored to local CBETA chunks by verbatim substring match; the Sanskrit/Tibetan side is stored inline. Note: Derived alignment data is share-alike — redistribution must remain CC BY-SA 4.0. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dictionary Sources -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - DDB (Digital Dictionary of Buddhism) — CC BY-NC-SA - SuttaCentral Glossary — CC0 - NCPED (New Concise Pali-English Dictionary) — Academic open access - NTI Buddhist Dictionary — Academic open access - Edgerton BHS Dictionary — Public domain - Monier-Williams Sanskrit Dictionary — Public domain -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Other Sources (398+) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FoJin provides search redirect links to 398+ additional Buddhist digital archives worldwide. No content from these sources is downloaded or stored. Users are redirected to the original platforms to access content. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For questions about data usage and licensing, please open an issue at: https://github.com/xr843/fojin/issues