CSF Publishing's Classic Literature Collection includes title's carefully updated and corrected from the original text, and features new enhancements such as the author's complete biography and bibliography, story description, list of characters and their role in the story, and occasionally illustrations from antique editions. ABOUT THE BOOK: (Over 100 full-color illustrations throughout the book) The Kâma Sûtra, âmasûtra, is an ancient Indian Hindu text widely considered to be the standard work on human sexual behaviour in Sanskrit literature written by Vâtsyâyana. A portion of the work consists of practical advice on sexual intercourse. It is largely in prose, with many inserted anushtubha poetry verses. "K�ma" which is one of the three goals of Hindu life, means sensual or sexual pleasure, and "sûtra" literally means a thread or line that holds things together, and more metaphorically refers to an aphorism, or a collection of such aphorisms in the form of a manual. Contrary to popular perception, especially in the western world; Kâmasûtra is not an exclusive 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 Kâmasûtra is the oldest and most notable of a group of texts known generically as Kâma Shâstra. Traditionally, the first transmission of Kâma Shâstra or "Discipline of Kâma" is attributed to Nandi the sacred bull, Shiva's doorkeeper, who was moved to sacred utterance by overhearing the lovemaking of the god and his wife Parvati and later recorded his utterances for the benefit of mankind.

Author: Vatsyayana,
Publisher: CSF Publishing
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: The Kama Sutra
Pages: 00000 (Unencrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2011-08-14
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781937487317
Category: Education : Teaching Methods & Materials - Health & Sexualit
Category: Self-Help : Sexual Instruction
Category: Philosophy : Eastern