title: Gossain
text: # Gossain
  
  Gossain or Gosain or Gussain or Gosyne is a Hindi word derived from Sanskrit: गोस्वामी gōswāmī "lord of senses". It is used as a title in various Indian religious traditions.
  
  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.
  