What is "kasaya"

Kāṣāya ( Sanskrit: काषाय kāṣāya; Pali: kasāva; Sinhala: කසාවත; ), "chougu" ( Tibetan) 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.

Kasaya may refer to:

• Kashaya (Jainism), a word and concept in Jainism that translates to "passion" or "negative emotions"
• Kasaya (clothing), a term for the traditional robes of Buddhist monks
• Kasaya (surname)

Kasaya is attachment to worldly objects and is an obstacle in the path leading to Nirvikalpa Samadhi: it is overcome through viveka, discrimination.

Kasaya is a Japanese surname that may refer to

• Leonida Kasaya (born 1993), Kenyan volleyball player
• Yukio Kasaya (born 1943), Japanese ski jumper

Category:Japanese-language surnames