Hindu love manuals are full of advice at a practical level - although the positions described in some of them are practical only for the double-jointed or professional gymnasts - but there is a far more important message common to all the teachings.
An edition of कामसूत्र
(1883)
Kamasutra
die Kunst der Liebe
by Mallanaga Vātsyāyana
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A work of philosophy, psychology, sociology, Hindu dogma, scientific inquiry, and sexology, the "Kama Sutra" has been a classic of world literature for more than 1700 years.
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The complete Kāma Sūtra: the first unabridged modern translation of the classic Indian text by Vātsyāyana : including the Jayamangalā commentary from the Sanskrit by Yashodhara and extracts from the Hindi commentary by Devadatta Shāstrā
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Based on the German translation by Richard Schmidt, 7. Aufl., Berlin : H. Barsdorf, 1922. The "offensive" passages that Schmidt originally translated into Latin have been translated into German. Includes 98 colored illustrations.
System requirements (Windows): PC 486; 16 MB RAM; Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 or XP; 640x480 graphics card with 256 colors; CD-ROM drive.
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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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