Gossain

Gossain or Gosain or Gussain or Gosyne is a Hindi word derived from Sanskrit: गोस्वामी 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 (e.g. Gosain or Goswami Tulsidas).
A title given to leaders of the Vaishnava order of the Vallabha.

See also

Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Gosain, Indian surname

References

"Goasian - People Groups of India". PG India. Retrieved March 8, 2017.

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