This Beautiful Book Is An Essential Companion For Today`S Lovers. Utterly Frank In Its Attitude To Sex And Without Obscurities Of Expression Or Context, Vatsyayama Work Is Shown To Be As Enriching And As Delight Ful As It Appeared To The Courtiers Of Almost Two Thousand Years Ago. Sumptuously Illustrated.
This definitive volume is the first modern translation of Vatsyayana's Kama Sutra to include two essential commentaries: the Jayamangala of Yashodhara and the modern Hindi commentary by Devadatta Shastri. Alain Danilou spent four years comparing versions of the Kama Sutra in Sanskrit, Hindi, Bengali, and English, drawing on his intimate experience of India, to preserve the full explicitness of the original. I wanted to demystify India, he writes, to show that a period of great civilization, of high culture, is forcibly a period of great liberty.
Attributing its insights to Vatsyayana, a Vedic philosopher from the Gupta Empire, this ancient Hindu text explores not only sexual intercourse but also the broader themes of virtue, love, and family life. Celebrated as one of the most renowned literary works on human sexuality, it provides a comprehensive perspective on the complexities of relationships and human experiences.
A box of four books that make accessible the ideas of four of the greatest thinkers the world has known. Love by Vatsyayana, Hindu sage and author of the Kama Sutra. Power, by Niccolo Machiavelli, master of realpolitik. Happiness by Marcus Aurelius, author of Meditations. Faith by St. Paul, founding father of the Church.
Transform your lovemaking into erotic ecstasy with the secrets of the Kama Sutra – the most ancient, renowned and explicit guide to sexual pleasure. Sex is an integral and indispensable part of life. The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana is a classic treatise on the science and art of sex and love. Written about 1600 years ago, this work has stood the test of centuries, and can best be summarized in the following words: ‘So long as lips shall kiss, and eyes shall see So long lives This, and This gives life to Thee’
"The Kāma Sūtra deals without ambiguity or hypocrisy with all aspects of sexual life--including marriage, adultery, prostitution, group sex, sadomasochism, male and female homosexuality, and transvestism. The text paints a fascinating portrait of secular life in classical India ... whose openness to sexuality gave rise to a highly developed expression of the erotic."--Jacket.
Well illustrated book of Indian Art celebrating the Kama Sutra. Both paintings and sculptures are included, and most images are in color.
