A Wisdom Archive on Kama Sutra

Vatsyayana seems to have lived around the 4th century AD, at a time of cultural prosperity known as the Gupta period. The fact that Varaha Mihira in his Brihad Samhita (around the 6th century AD) claims to have drawn his inspirations from the Kama Sutra, and the Kama Sutra's mention of King Shatakarni Shatavahana who lived in the 1st century BC gives the ranges for the possible production time of the Kama Sutra. Vatsyayana claims the various major works of Kama Shastra had become difficult to access, which ...

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List of sex positions - Male-female genital sex. Coitus is male-female genital sex. Partners mutually fricate each other's genitals, usually while the male inserts his penis inside the female's vagina. Various sexual positions are possible for coitus. Missionary – most common position; penetrating partner on top with direct penetration; receiving partner on bottom, legs open. Side entry missionary – variant on the missionary position; receiving partner on sid ...

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Anal sex is often much more vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections than genital sex or oral sex. Before anal sex, partners should put on condoms and/or ready dental dams. Especially a penetrating partner. Most male-female genital sex positions can be adapted anally, especially if from behind, although some with difficulty because of the different angles for anal versus vaginal entry. Also vaginal masturbatory positions, such as fingering or fisting, can be adapted anally. Rimming – wit ...

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Most sex acts are typically performed on a bed or other platform. As the range of supports available increases, the range of positions that are possible increases (for example, see the sitting and standing positions above). Various forms of erotic furniture and other apparatus such as fisting slings and trapezes have been used to facilitate even more exotic sexual positions. ...

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After the Aryan race intermingled with the indigenous communities of ancient India, a form of idolatory, or idol worship, developed. While the Aryans originally practiced a form of worship that did not use idols, the Dravidian form of worship made prolific use of idols. The new race that was born of their merger tended towards the Dravidian style of worship. In time, certain commonly accepted forms were adopted for the idols of each of the gods. A woman with 10 hands and bearing weapons signified Kali, or power, a woman with heavy ornaments sig ...

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The history of yoni massage is not fully known. However, studies of carvings at places such as Khajuraho in India, and texts such as the Kama Sutra, reveal it developed as a form of foreplay for women in the harems of the ancient Indian kings and emperors. These rulers had dozens of wives and hence, were unable to satisfy the carnal desires of all of them. In fact, some members of the harem never had sexual relations w ...

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New Age appropriations of tantra usually disregard requirements involving guruparampara and ritual conduct, though they otherwise adopt many of the terms and concepts of Indian tantra. In these circles, "tantra" is often a synonym for sacred sexuality, i.e. a belief that sex ought to be recognized as a sacred act which is capable of elevating its participants to a higher spiritual plane. At other times "tantra" comes to mean a set of techniques for cultivating a more fulfilling sexual or love relationship, like the otherwise unrel ...

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