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Gopi is a word of Sanskrit (गोपी) origin meaning 'cow-herd girl'. In Hinduism specifically the name gopi (sometimes gopika) is used more commonly to refer to the group of cow herding girls famous within Vaishnava Theology for their unconditional devotion (''Bhakti'') to Krishna as described in the stories of Bhagavata Purana and other Puranic literatures. Of this group, one gopi known as Radha (or Radhika) holds a place of particularly high reverence and importance in a number of religious traditions, especially within Gaudiya Vaishnavism.〔http://www.himalayanacademy.com/readlearn/basics/four-sects〕 In Gaudiya Vaishnavism, there are 108 gopis of Vrindavan. ==Prominent gopis== The gopis of Vrindavan total 108 in number; ''Krishna charit'' describes the number as 16,000. They are generally divided into three groups: Gopi friends of the same age as Krishna; maidservants; and gopi messengers. The first group are the most exalted (Varistha), Krishna's contemporary gopi friends, the second group are the maidservants and are the next most exalted (Vara), and the gopi messengers come after them. The varistha gopis are more famous than all the others. They are eternally the intimate friends of Radha and Krishna. No one can equal or exceed the love they bear for the divine couple.〔()〕 The primary eight gopis are considered the foremost of Krishna's devotees after Srimati Radharani. Their names are as follows : * Lalita (gopi) Sakhi * Vishakha Sakhi * Campakalata Sakhi * Citra Sakhi * Tungavidya Sakhi * Indulekha Sakhi * Rangadevi Sakhi * Sudevi Sakhi 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gopi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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