The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

by Vatsyayana

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Ancient Indic sex instruction manual, with a surprising amount of time devoted to pleasure for the female. (

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LindaLeeJacobs | Feb 15, 2020 |

Un libro di fama planetaria non abbisogna di recensioni in nessuna lingua ... (

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AntonioGallo | Nov 2, 2017 |

Every library with erotica should have this. (

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JayLivernois | Mar 14, 2016 |

The book is an ancient text related to sex and personal relationships. It is somewhat interesting but much of it relates to Indian caste systems, harems, and relations of the king. The potions are inevitably useless and much of the advice is useless. (

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GlennBell | Jun 14, 2013 |

This is more of a glimpse into the cultrual attitudes towards sexuality more than a sex manual. Intriguing, if not always intereting. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Vatsyayana	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Arbuthnot, F. F.	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Archer, W. G.	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Burton, Richard Francis	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Chaitanya, B.	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Daniélou, Alain	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Delfos, Gilles	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Kliphuis, J.F.	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Lamairesse, E.	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Panikkar, K. M.	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Rau, Santha Rama	Foreword	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Sade, D.A.F. de	Contributor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Spellman, John W.	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Tieken, Herman	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Kama Sutra - Ananga Ranga by Vatsyayana

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कामसूत्र

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Kama Soetra : liefde en erotiek uit het oude Oosten

Kamasoetra

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4th century (original)

1883 (English: Burton)

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In the beginning, the Lord of Beings created men and women, and in the form of commandments in one hundred thousand chapters laid down rules for regulating their existence with regard to Dharma, Artha, and Kama.

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The Kama Sutra is the famous historical Indian text on love-making. In prose and verse it discusses the building blocks of a good life, good marital conduct and the attainment of a lover. The largest part of the text is devoted to sexual practices, including foreplay, positions and technique.

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