Vātsyāyana
Sign in to saveVātsyāyana (Sanskrit : वात्स्यायन) was an ancient Indian philosopher, known for authoring the Kama Sutra. He lived in India during the second or third century CE, probably in Pataliputra (modern day Patna in Bihar).
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 03.?
- Died
- 03.?
- Works
- 143
Top works
- Guía literaria del amor
- Kama Sutra
- कामसूत्र
- Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
- Kamasutra
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- Listeners
- 2
- Total plays
- 69
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- Vātsyāyana
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- Philosopher
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- Indian
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- Aspects of Hindu philosophy pertaining to pleasure-oriented faculties of human life
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- Kama Sutra
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- Vatsyayana - A Himalayan Boutique Resort.jpg
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Key dates
- Born
- 450
- Died
- 450
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Gupta Empire
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Sanskrit
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Notable work
- Kama Sutra
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Image
- Kamasutra vatsyayana Wellcome L0045293.jpg
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- P6886
Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Vātsyāyana, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Vātsyāyana (Sanskrit : वात्स्यायन) was an ancient Indian philosopher, known for authoring the Kama Sutra. He lived in India during the second or third century CE, probably in Pataliputra (modern day Patna in Bihar).
He is not to be confused with Pakṣilasvāmin Vātsyāyana, the author of Nyāya Sutra Bhāshya, the first preserved commentary on Gotama's Nyāya Sutras. His name is sometimes erroneously confused with Mallanaga, the seer of the Asuras, to whom the origin of erotic science is attributed.