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(The Harlot's Breviary), Koka's
Rati-rahasya
(Mysteries of Passion), and Jyotir
a's
Pañca
yaka
(Five Arrows). Hundreds of popular K
ma
stra texts exist, in which the Hindu deities enact the various sexual postures as paradigms for human performance.
Rati-rahasya
(Mysteries of Passion), and Jyotir
a'sPañca
yaka(Five Arrows). Hundreds of popular K
mastra texts exist, in which the Hindu deities enact the various sexual postures as paradigms for human performance.
K
mas
tra
mastra(Skt.,
k
ma
‘love’, +
s
tra
‘aphorism’). A Sanskrit prose text concerning the art of love and sexual union. The
K
mas
tra
of V
tsy
yana (
c.
450 CE) is the best-known Indian sexological manual, covering almost every aspect of human sexuality, with special attention to general principles.
k
ma‘love’, +
s
tra‘aphorism’). A Sanskrit prose text concerning the art of love and sexual union. The
K
mastraof V
tsyyana (c.
450 CE) is the best-known Indian sexological manual, covering almost every aspect of human sexuality, with special attention to general principles.
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