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- noun a
robe worn byBuddhist monks andnuns
Etymologies
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Examples
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The kapala's father was an Oma-Suling, but his grandmother, a Long-Glat, had taught him some kremi or kesa, the Malay words for folklore (in Long-Glat, lawong), and I collected from him two rather interesting tales, which are included with other folklore stories at the end of this book.
Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 Carl Lumholtz 1886
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a slightly coarse "kesa" mitt and gently exfoliated my skin, first front, then back, and always followed by more nurturing water.
Luxist Amy Cortese 2010
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When I took my vows to be a priest in 2007, I had a visceral experience the moment that my kesa (outer garment that lies over the right shoulder) was wrapped around me.
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When I took my vows to be a priest in 2007, I had a visceral experience the moment that my kesa (outer garment that lies over the right shoulder) was wrapped around me.
PBS's 'This Emotional Life': Why Zen? Mark Eckhardt 2010
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Tsaka di hamak naman na mas deserving yung ibang housemates kesa sa kanya!
Archive 2007-06-01 2007
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Maraming oppurtunties para sa akin doon kesa dito sa Pinas at napatunayan ko na yan.
Archive 2006-09-01 2006
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Zo [u] jo [u] ji; by that _kesa_ (stole), dress, and carriage?
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Hrishikesa who has those two for his kesa or hair.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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And since they are, as it were, the kesa or hair of Narayana, therefore is he called Hrishikesa.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Dressed in violet robes, the gold embroidered stole (_kesa_) over his shoulders, the rosary of crystal beads in hand, he approached the horse.
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