Hinduism Religion and sexuality



religiously, hindus begin life @ brahmacharya or student stage, in directed chastely advance educationally , spiritually prepare life of furthering dharma (societal, occupational, parental, etc. duties) , karma (right earthly actions); once reach grihastya or householder stage can seek kama (physical pleasure) , artha (worldly achievement, material prosperity) through marriage (generally arranged) , vocations, respectively.


the kama sutra (discourse on kāma) vatsayana, believed manual sexual congress, offers insight sexual mores, ethics , societal rules prevalent @ time. shringara ras (romance, 1 of 9 rasas or emotions). drama in sanskrit, abhijnana shakuntalam kalidasa, cited 1 of best examples of shringara ras, talks of love story of dushyanta , shakuntala.








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