The Kama Sutra

by Vatsyayana

Overview

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""Ka-ma,"" one of the four goals of Hindu life, means sensual or sexual pleasure. ""Su-tra"" means a thread or line that holds things together; metaphorically, an aphorism or a collection of aphorisms in the form of a manual. Thus, the Kama Sutra is literally a manual of sexual pleasure, but also a discussion of virtuous and gracious living, and of love.

This ancient Indian Hindu text is the standard work on human sexual behavior in Sanskrit literature. It was composed between 2,400 and 1"

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515420125
Publisher:	Wilder Publications
Publication date:	04/03/2018
Pages:	178
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Little is known about the life of Vatsyayana, but various authorities suggest that he lived in the third century CE. He is believed to have been a devout man who led the life of a religious student of Hinduism.
The translation presented in this edition is by Sir Richard Burton (1821–1890), the British diplomat, explorer and orientalist who discovered the text in the 19th century and made it available in the West.