dhamma-seeker/tripitaka-mcp

Overview

An MCP server that provides access to the complete Pāli Tipiṭaka, about 444,000 segments matching SuttaCentral coverage. It supports hybrid search, full-sutta retrieval with cross-references, segment-aligned translation comparisons, and Pāli word lookup.

Best for

Best for
Buddhist scholars and developers building tools for Pāli canon study or comparative translation work.

Use cases

• Search the Pāli canon with hybrid keyword and semantic queries
• Retrieve a full sutta with its cross-references and parallel translations
• Look up Pāli words and compare translations side-by-side at the segment level

Notes

An MCP server that provides access to the complete Pāli Tipiṭaka, about 444,000 segments matching SuttaCentral coverage. It supports hybrid search, full-sutta retrieval with cross-references, segment-aligned translation comparisons, and Pāli word lookup.

1 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-06-27.

Use cases

• Search the Pāli canon with hybrid keyword and semantic queries
• Retrieve a full sutta with its cross-references and parallel translations
• Look up Pāli words and compare translations side-by-side at the segment level

Pros

• Covers all three baskets (Sutta, Vinaya, Abhidhamma) in one server
• Offered free as Dhamma Dāna so no cost to use
• Enables translation comparison without manual text alignment

Cons

• Very new project with only one star and limited community validation
• Requires an MCP host to function, adds dependency
• Search quality depends on embedding model built into the service

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