Vātsyāyana
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Not to be confused with Pakṣilasvāmin Vātsyāyana.
Vātsyāyana was an ancient Indian philosopher, known for authoring the Kama Sutra.[1] He lived in India during the second or third century CE, probably in Pataliputra (modern day Patna in Bihar).[2]
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Vātsyāyana | |
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Occupation | Philosopher |
Nationality | Indian |
Subject | Aspects of Hindu philosophy pertaining to pleasure-oriented faculties of human life |
Notable works | Kama Sutra |
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He is not to be confused with Pakṣilasvāmin Vātsyāyana, the author of Nyāya Sutra Bhāshya, the first preserved commentary on Gotama's Nyāya Sutras.[3] His name is sometimes erroneously confused with Mallanaga, the seer of the Asuras, to whom the origin of erotic science is attributed.[4]