Gossain

The Hindi word Gossain (or Gosain, Gusain, or Gussain) (from Sanskrit Goswami), 'lord of senses', may refer to:

haivaites

* The name for the members of Dasnami order established by Sri Adi Shankaracharya.
* The name of a certain class of Shaivite ascetics.
* A Dasnami sannyasin title given to a disciple by one's guru after getting baptised into sanyasa tradition (e.g. Gosain or Gusain or Gosine, or Goswami Tulsidas).

Vashnaivites

* A title given to leaders of the Vallabhas.
* The name of a sub-community of Brahmins , the descendants of Chaitanya.

References

* H. P. Blavatsky, 1892." The Theosophical Glossary". London: The Theosophical Publishing Society
* New Illustrated Columbia Encyclopedia Vol 23, 1979. New York: Columbia University Press