ePitaka – Pāli Buddhist Canon

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About this app

**E-Piṭaka** is a feature-rich, open-source Tipiṭaka reader for the Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana (Sixth Council) edition of the Pāli Canon. Whether you're a student of Buddhism, a scholar, or a curious reader, this app gives you the entire Tipiṭaka at your fingertips — with translations, dictionaries, AI assistance, and more.

### 📖 Read the Tipiṭaka

- Browse the complete collection of **Vinaya, Sutta, and Abhidhamma Piṭakas** with their commentaries (Aṭṭhakathā) and sub-commentaries (Ṭīkā)
- Navigate by **book, chapter, or numbered paragraph** — the same VRI paragraph structure used by scholars worldwide
- **Pāli text** displayed alongside **translations** in multiple languages (English, Sinhala, Thai, Myanmar, Vietnamese, Lao, Khmer, and more)
- Choose from **14+ Pāli scripts**: Roman, Sinhala, Devanagari, Thai, Lao, Myanmar, Khmer, Tai Tham, Bengali, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Brahmi, Tibetan, and Cyrillic
- **Adjustable layout** — stacked or side-by-side view for Pāli and translations

### 🔍 Dictionary & Word Lookup

- Integrated **Digital Pāli Dictionary (DPD)** — tap any word to see its grammatical analysis, definition, and inflections
- **Pāli definitions** with cross-references across the canon
- Click any bold word to see its definition in context

### 🔎 Powerful Search

- **Full-text search** (FTS) across the entire Tipiṭaka — find any word or phrase instantly
- Filter by **book, collection, or language**
- Search within the current book as you read

### 🤖 AI Assistant

- **RAG-powered chat** — ask questions about the Tipiṭaka and get answers grounded in the texts
- **Vimamsā (AI Q&A)** — deep query mode with thread history and source citations
- Multiple AI provider options
- Context-aware responses that draw from relevant suttas and commentaries

### 🎧 Text-to-Speech

- **Listen to Pāli chanting and recitation** with built-in TTS
- Multiple TTS engines including **Supertonic** for authentic Pāli pronunciation
- Adjustable reading speed
- Custom pronunciation replacements for accurate recitation

### 🎨 Customize Your Reading

- **Multiple color themes** — warm, sepia, dark mode, and custom accent colors
- **Per-script font selection** — choose the perfect typeface for each Pāli script
- Adjustable **font size** and **line spacing**
- **Quote format** preferences for study and citation

### 🔖 Study Tools

- **Bookmarks** — save your place with notes
- **Reading history** — automatically tracks your progress
- **Cross-book references** — jump directly between related passages in the canon
- **Copy & share** passages with proper attribution

### 🌐 Offline-First

- All Tipiṭaka text and dictionaries are **bundled and stored locally**
- Download additional **translation versions** on demand (English, Sinhala, Thai, Myanmar Nissaya, Vietnamese, Lao, and more)
- **Works fully offline** — no internet connection required for reading

### 🔓 Open Source & Transparent

- **Completely open source** — inspect the code, contribute, or fork it
- No ads, no trackers, no telemetry
- Privacy-respecting — all preferences stored locally on your device

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## ✨ What's New (v1.0.3)

- Added Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) translation support
- Improved TTS with Supertonic engine integration
- Enhanced Gavesana (FTS) search with better filtering
- Bug fixes and performance improvements

What’s new

- [Fix] iOS TTS Voice via _accessibilitySpeak and Start Position (viewport thresholding logic)
- [Add] Wire apple TTS to the workflow of the TTS, remove tts in selection in the dictionary, fix UI of TTS dialog, settings dialog
- [Add] tapped word stays highlighted on desktop apps and single tap on mobile devices
- [Fix]: Tapping a FTS result fails to scroll / jump to the correct postition when multiple translations are enabled or large paragraph