Kashaya
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Kashaya has several meanings, see:
- KāṣāyaKasaya (clothing)Kāṣāya are the robes of Buddhist monks and nuns, named after a brown or saffron dye. In Sanskrit and Pali, these robes are also given the more general term cīvara, which references the robes without regard to color....
, the traditional monastic robes of Buddhist monks and nuns. - Kashaya languageKashaya languageKashaya is a name for a branch of Pomo people whose historical home is the Pacific Coastline of what is now Sonoma County, California, and also their severely endangered Pomoan language. The Pomoan languages have been classified as part of the Hokan language family, although this proposal is...
, a distinct Pomo language on the Sonoma County Coastline, California - The subgroup of Pomo peoplePomo peopleThe Pomo people are an indigenous peoples of California. The historic Pomo territory in northern California was large, bordered by the Pacific Coast to the west, extending inland to Clear Lake, and mainly between Cleone and Duncans Point...
who spoke this language - Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point RancheriaKashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point RancheriaThe Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria is a federally recognized tribe of Pomo people in Sonoma County, California. They are also known as the Kashaya Pomo.-Reservation:...
- Kashaya (Jainism)Kashaya (Jainism)In Jainism, Kashaya are aspects of a person that can be gained during his or her worldly life. According to the Jaina religion as long as a person has Kashayas, they will not escape the cycle of life and death...
, a word and concept in Jainism that roughly translates to "passion"