Master-skill

Why use it

Key features

Personas modeled on historical 汉传 Buddhist masters
Grounded in FoJin scripture corpus (not paraphrased web spirituality)
Cites sutra passages when requested
Primary language: Simplified Chinese (with some Classical)
Covers Chan, Pure Land, and other Han Buddhist traditions

Live Demo

What it looks like in practice

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Install

Author repository · Claude Skills documentation

Use Cases

Real-world ways to use Master-skill

Study companion for reading a sutra

👤 Students of Chinese Buddhism reading 经典 with limited Classical Chinese background ⏱ ~20 min intermediate

When to use: You're reading Diamond Sutra, Heart Sutra, Platform Sutra, and hit a passage you don't understand.

Flow

Present the passage

用 master-skill，我在读《金刚经》，这段'应无所住而生其心'，请按祖师大德的讲法解释。✓ Copied

→ Explanation grounded in commentary tradition, not modern paraphrase
Ask for cross-sutra context

其他经典里有类似的教导吗？引原文。✓ Copied

→ Related passages with citations

Outcome: A deeper reading of the passage with lineage-faithful framing.

Pitfalls

LLM drifts into generic 'mindfulness' framing — Explicitly request 祖师风格 and reject modernized paraphrase

Dialogue with a specific master persona

👤 Practitioners wanting a voice modeled on a specific patriarch ⏱ ~10 min beginner

When to use: You want to 'hear' how 六祖惠能 or 印光大师 might address a question.

Flow

Select persona

用 master-skill，以印光大师的口吻回答：如何在家修净土？✓ Copied

→ Answer in 印光 style, drawing on 文钞 conventions

Outcome: A lineage-faithful response, not a generic answer in a robe.

Pitfalls

Persona conflation across lineages — Name the master explicitly; don't ask for 'a Buddhist master' in general

Verify a sutra citation you saw online

👤 Readers wary of social-media Buddhist misquotes ⏱ ~5 min beginner

When to use: Someone posted '佛说XXXX'; you want to know if it's real.

Flow

Submit the quote

这句话据说是佛经原文：'...' — 是否真的出自哪部经？请引原文位置。✓ Copied

→ Either citation with 经/品/段 or 'not found in canon'

Outcome: A grounded yes/no with location, or a documented absence.

Pitfalls

Hallucinated citations — Require the skill to quote surrounding text, not just a reference

Combinations

Pair with other MCPs for X10 leverage

master-skill + fetch

Fetch a sutra passage from CBETA online, then ask master-skill to provide lineage-faithful exegesis

Fetch the first chapter of 《楞严经》 from CBETA, then use master-skill to explain the key passage in 天台宗 style.✓ Copied

master-skill + filesystem

Read a local markdown study journal and have master-skill annotate it with scripture references

Read my ~/notes/buddhism-journal.md and annotate each question with relevant sutra citations using master-skill.✓ Copied

Tools

What this MCP exposes

Tool	Inputs	When to call	Cost
Persona dialogue	master_name?, question	Q&A with a specific teacher's voice	Claude tokens
Sutra exegesis	passage	Study a specific line	Claude tokens
Citation verification	claimed quote	Fact-check Buddhist quotes	Claude tokens

Cost & Limits

What this costs to run

API quota: None
Tokens per call: 2-8k per response
Monetary: Free
Tip: Direct quotes with context run longer; ask for concise form when you just need the gist.

Security

Permissions, secrets, blast radius

Credential storage: No credentials

Data egress: Prompts go to Claude; no external scripture API

Religious content: treat as study aid, not spiritual authority. Cross-check citations with CBETA or other authoritative corpora for anything serious.

Troubleshooting

Common errors and fixes

Responses sound generic-spiritual instead of lineage-specific

Explicitly invoke master-skill and name the tradition (禅宗/净土/天台)

Claimed sutra citations don't match CBETA

Always cross-check citations with cbeta.org before quoting

Skill defaults to modern mindfulness language instead of classical Buddhist terminology

Prefix your prompt with '以祖师大德风格' and name the specific tradition (禅宗/净土/天台) to anchor the voice

Alternatives

Master-skill vs others

Alternative	When to use it instead	Tradeoff
CBETA directly	You need canonical primary sources	No persona; raw text only

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Resources

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Why use it

Key features

Live Demo

What it looks like in practice

Install

Use Cases

Real-world ways to use Master-skill

Flow

Pitfalls

Flow

Pitfalls

Flow

Pitfalls

Combinations

Pair with other MCPs for X10 leverage

Tools

What this MCP exposes

Cost & Limits

What this costs to run

Security

Permissions, secrets, blast radius

Troubleshooting

Common errors and fixes

Alternatives

Master-skill vs others

More

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