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|region=horneater peaks
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'''Jokasha Monastery''' is the home of the Devotary of the Mind. It is a peaceful location, with many [[ardent]]s spending half their lives trying to get transferred there.{{book ref|sa3|i|
== Location ==
The monastery is on the western slopes of the [[Horneater Peaks]]. It lies in a forest and has protection from the violence of the [[highstorm]]s.{{book ref|sa3|i|2}}
== Structure ==
The Jokasha Monastery is made up of two buildings, the low building and a higher building connected by a set of stairs in the forest. 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}}
== History ==
The peaceful atmosphere of the monastery was disturbed with the advent of the [[Everstorm]]. The location had been previously protected from the worst violence of the [[highstorm]]s, but the Everstorm destroyed some of the surrounding forest, leading to argument among the ardents. Some, like [[Bettam]], claimed they need to move to a new location. 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 language of scholars used across [[Roshar]] and evolved into other written languages after a [[Desolation]]. [[Urv]] realized the [[Covad Fragment]] was an example of the Dawnchant used to phonetically write a 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}}
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