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The Kama Sutra

The Standard Work on Human Sexual Behavior

By Vatsyayana

Translated from the Sanscrit

In Seven Parts, with Preface, Introduction and Concluding Remarks.

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The Kama Sutra is an ancient Indian Hindu text widely considered to be the standard work on human sexual behavior in Sanskrit literature written by Vaatsyayana. A portion of the work consists of practical advice on sexual intercourse. It is largely in prose, with many inserted anustubh poetry verses. Kama which is one of the four goals of Hindu life, means desire including sexual desire the latter being the subject of the textbook, and sutra literally means a thread or line that holds things together, and more metaphorically refers to an aphorism (or line, rule, formula), or a collection of such aphorisms in the form of a manual. Contrary to popular perception, especially in the western world, Kama sutra is not exclusively a sex manual; it presents itself as a guide to a virtuous and gracious living that discusses the nature of love, family life and other aspects pertaining to pleasure oriented faculties of human life.

The Kama Sutra is the oldest and most notable of a group of texts known generically as Kama Shastra (Sanskrit: Kama Sastra).

Historians attribute Kamasutra to be composed between 400 BCE and 200 CE. John Keay says that the Kama Sutra is a compendium that was collected into its present form in the 2nd century CE.

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Author:   Vatsyayana
Publisher:   Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Imprint:   Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.259kg
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9781512144956

ISBN 10:   1512144959
Pages:   122
Publication Date:   11 May 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
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Vatsyayana is the name of a Hindu philosopher in the Vedic tradition who is believed to have lived around 2nd century CE in India. His name appears as the author of the Kama Sutra. The Kama Sutra - The Standard Work on Human Sexual Behavior

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