Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c28.s3.t1.34

v2.c28.s3.t1.34

¹ They follow the doctrines of Vishnu (Bishan). They are termed Gosains, as well as the more numerous class of church militants, devoted to Siva. Both are *célibataires*, as Gosain imports, from mastery (*sain*) over the sense (*go*). They occasionally come in contact, when their sectarian principles