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| Adi Shankara Mamoni Raisom Goswami Swami Dayananda Saraswati Arnab Goswami Jhulan Goswami |
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Assamese, Hindi, Bengali, English, Kannada, Tulu and Pahari used for general purposes, Sanskrit used for religious purposes |
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Goswami (Sanskrit: गोस्वामी gōsvāmī "Master of the Five Senses" or "Master of the Senses", Assamese: গোস্বামী gosbami), is the name of a Brahmin caste predominantly found in Assam.[1]
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Etymology
Gōsvāmī is a honorific used for renunciates in the religious traditions of India. This use of the word is predominantly found in its Standard Hindi form, gossain. Those who can use the title "goswami" are usually those who have taken the sannyasa vows.[citation needed]
History
The exact origin of the Goswami Brahmins is difficult to ascertain. They are mentioned in the Vedas, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Bhagavata and even the Bhavisyottara Purana by different names and titles.[citation needed] Most Goswami Brahmins are ethnically Indo-Aryan.[citation needed]
Widespread Buddhism saw a decline in the number of Hindu monks in India. With the decline of Buddhism, there was no organised structure that could provide an impetus for the resurgence of the Vedic dharma. One of the major achievements of Adi Shankara was to organize a section of the Ekadandi monks under an umbrella grouping of ten names, to provide an organized base for the growth of Hinduism. Several other Hindu monastic and Ekadandi traditions remained outside the organization of the Dasanamis.[2]
Notable Goswamis
- Amit Goswami, Indian physicist
- Arnab Goswami, Indian television journalist
- Bindiya Goswami, actress
- Debabrata Goswami, scientist
- Gautam Goswami, civil servant
- Chuni Goswami, a footballer from Calcutta.
- Jhulan Goswami, ICC Women's Player of the Year 2007
- Joy Goswami, a Bengali poet
- Indira Raisom Goswami, Jnanapeetha award winner
- Manoj Kumar, Bollywood actor
- Rajiv Goswami, student leader
- Udita Goswami, Bollywood actress
- Shahana Goswami, entertainment industry worker
- Bhairavi Goswami, model
- Ramakant Goswami, Politician (Congress Party)
- Moloya Goswami, National Film Award winner
See also
References
- ^ Balendu, Swami (2009-09-08). "Meaning of the Last Name Goswami". Jaisiyaram. http://www.jaisiyaram.com/blog/identity/3044-meaning-of-the-last-name-goswami-8-sep-09.html
- ^ "Sankara Acarya: 4 - Monastic Traditions". Sanskrit.org. 1997-09-09. http://www.sanskrit.org/www/Shankara/shankar4.html. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
