Kama Sutra - Vatsyayana

The Kama Sutra is a guide to help everyone, whether male or female, gain knowledge of the art of lovemaking. It was written nearly 2000 years ago by the Hindu sage Vatsyayana in the city of Benares on the River Ganges. Many have tried to translate the book of love into English; the original is probably still the best translation. The Kama Sutra (which means ‘aphorisms on love’) was originally transcribed to English in 1883 by two men, F F Arbuthnot and Sir Richard Burton. Arbuthnot thought the Kama Sutra would be a good way for the genteel Victorian male to learn about sex, and also thought it a good aid to help marriages stay strong and happy. ...

Introduction - 2000 years ago in the City of Benares on the Ganges the Hindu Sage,Vatsyayana,scribed a work that has remained famed throughout the world today.This work was a guide to relationships of the time,a courtesans handbook,dealing with marraige,courtship,maintaining love and variety in a marraige,courtships and a social guide.It dealt with rituals and traditions,the life of a wife and acts of love. The Karma Sutra was far more than a collection of sexual positions,although that is what has carried it's fame through the centuries.It does deal with such matters and include the famous 64 doctrines of pleasure,and most modern day translations ...

Hmmm... no one has attempted to write about this book, but I'm game for most things, hence the reason for having the manual in the first place. Manual? Yes. It's a manual. Not the car-fixing or computer type, but a manual about Love. And I also mean the capital L. The edition I possess is based on the 1883 translation by Sir Richard Burton (possibly a relative, I don't know..) and I can therefore get away with having it on the bookshelf as a representation of the naive attitude given to a sexually explosive book. Well, that's what I've told my mum and it keeps her happy. Of course what you're dealing with is a ...