Gossain
Gossain or Gosain or Gussain or Gosyne is a Hindi word derived from Sanskrit: गोस्वामी, romanized: giri gōsvāmī "lord of senses". It is used as a title in various Indian religious traditions.[1]
These include:
- Gossains, a Hindu social group dealing with Vedas
- A title given to members of the Shaiva sannyasin order of the Dashanami Sampradaya established by Shankaracharya.
- A title given to leaders of the Vaishnava order of the Vallabha.
- A Dasnami sanyas title given to a disciple by one's guru after getting initiated into sanyasa tradition (e.g. Gosain or Gusain or Goswami Tulsidas).
See also
- Gaudiya Vaishnavism
- Gosain, Indian surname
References
- ^ "Goasian - People Groups of India". PG India. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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