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'''Jokasha Monastery''', sometimes referred to simply as '''Jokasha''', is the home of the [[Devotary]] of the Mind, a scholarly group of [[ardent]]s on [[Roshar]]. It is considered a peaceful and desirable location, with many [[ardent]]sardents spending half their lives trying to get transferred there.{{book ref|sa3|i|2}}

The monastery is in [[Jah Keved]], on the western slopes of the [[Horneater Peaks]]. It lies in a forest and has protection from the violence of the [[highstorm]]s. The relatively weak storms make the area lush, but humid.{{book ref|sa3|i|2}}

The Jokasha Monastery is made up of twoa buildings, the lowlower building and a higher building connected by a settree-lined ofpathway. stairsThe inbuildings are adjacent to the forest and ardents are free to study outside. The upper building contains a library attached to a long hallway open to the outdoors. There are open windows and reading desks to work at.{{book ref|sa3|i|2}}

TheAlthough peacefulJokasha atmospherewas thought of theas monasterya peaceful place, there is more bickering and politicking than outsiders would expect. The atmosphere was further disturbed with the advent of the [[Everstorm]]. The location had been previously been protected from the worst violence of the [[highstorm]]s, but the Everstorm destroyed some of the surrounding forest,. leadingThis led to argumentimpassioned arguments among the ardents, including the master scholars. Some, like [[Bettam]], claimed that they needneeded to move the monastery to a new location before the entire area was wiped out. The ardents studied the wind speed and travel speed of the Everstorm to learn more about it.{{book ref|sa3|i|2}}

It was also one of the locations where the [[Dawnchant]] was studied and translated. This research was started before the Everstorm came, when [[Navani]] sent a key based on [[Dalinar's visions]]. [[Ellista]]'s study disproved [[Fiksin]]'s claim that all Dawnchant books originated at the same location, instead explaining that it was the written language of scholars used across [[Roshar]]. andShe evolvedtheorized that Dawnchant fell into disuse and was replaced by other written languages after a [[Desolation]]. [[Urv]] realized that the [[Covad Fragment]] was an example of a transition period where the Dawnchant was used to phonetically write a different language.{{book ref|sa3|i|2}} It is likely that Jokasha Monestary is one of the monestaries in [[Jah Keved]] that translated the [[Eila Stele]].{{book ref|sa3|111}}