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Also known as Vatsyayana

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).

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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Total plays
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Recent publications · Crossref

1 total works indexed

  1. Means of True Cognition

    · 1999

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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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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Vātsyāyana, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Vātsyāyana Mallanaga, forma spolszczona Watsjajana (ok. 250 r. n. e.) – domniemany hinduski poeta, autor Kamasutry, napisanej w sanskrycie, ówczesnym języku uczonych. Nic więcej nie wiadomo o życiu autora. Davadatte Shastri (1912–1982), który opublikował w 1964 r. komentarz w języku hindi na temat Kamasutry, zbierał materiały dotyczące tożsamości Vatsyayany Mallanagi, ale nie doszło do ich wydania z powodu jego śmierci.

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