What is Kama Sutra?
{{italictitle}} [[File:Kamasutra5.jpg|thumb|right|Illustration of a sex position in the Kama Sutra]] '''''Kamasutra''''' ({{lang-sa|कामसुत्र}}), also known in Western countries as the '''''Kama Sutra''''', is an ancient [[India]]n book on [[love]]. It was written by [[Mallanaga Vatsyayana]]. Part of the book deals with [[human sexual behavior]].<ref>[http://www.indrasinha.com/kamasutra.html Common misconceptions about Kama Sutra.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929074510/http://www.indrasinha.com/kamasutra.html |date=2007-09-29 }} “The ''Kama Sutra'' is neither a sex-manual nor, as also commonly believed, a sacred or religious work. It is certainly not a [[Tantra|tantric]] text. In opening with a discussion of the three aims of ancient Hindu life – [[dharma]], [[artha]] and [[kama]] – [[Vātsyāyana|Vatsyayana]]'s purpose is to set kama, or enjoyment of the senses, in context. Thus dharma or virtuous living is the highest aim, artha, the amassing of wealth is next, and kama is the least of the three.” —[[Indra Sinha]].</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{commonscat|Kama Sutra}} {{lit-stub}} [[Category:Books about sexuality]] [[Category:3rd-century works]] [[Category:Indian literature]]