An ancient Indian erotic text written by Bhatsyayana (around the 4th century). Ancient Indians respected dharma (law), artha (interest), and kama (love) as the three elements of life, and many sutras were written on each of them. Kama texts explain the key points of sexual love between men and women in prose or verse, and their contents include the importance of the three major elements of life (dharma, interest, and love), the life of citizens, 64 types of arts, and various aspects of men and women. They also cover topics such as erotic techniques, intimacy with girls, marriage, wives, prostitutes, seduction, sorcery, and medicines. Erotic texts are closely related to Sanskrit literature, and literary works often use love sutra-style (pornographic) descriptions. The Kama Sutra is the oldest and most important of all erotic texts, and is divided into seven parts: the first is a general discussion, the second is sexual intercourse, the third is relations with virgins, the fourth is the attitude wives and daughters should take, the fifth is affairs with married women, the sixth is courtesans, and the seventh is secret techniques, with 64 further subdivisions. It is an important document in classical Sanskrit literature and in the study of ancient Indian society, and many similar works remain, including the Ratirahasya and Anangaranga. [Tanaka Otoya] "Kama Sutra" translated by Burton and Masashi Oba (1967, Kawade Shobo Shinsha) " ▽ "Ancient Indian Sexuality Texts" edited by Sansei Hara (1980, Ningen no Kagakusha) Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
古代インドの性愛の文献。バーツヤーヤナ(4世紀ごろ)の作。古代インド人は、ダルマ(法)とアルタ(利)とカーマ(愛)を人生の3要素として尊重し、それぞれに多数の経書がつくられた。カーマに関する文献は男女の性愛についての要訣(ようけつ)を散文または韻文で説いているが、その内容は、人生の三大要件(法・利・愛)の重要性や市民の生活、64種の技芸、男女の種々相を説き、性愛の技巧、少女との親近、結婚、妻女、娼婦(しょうふ)、誘惑、呪術(じゅじゅつ)、薬品などの事項を網羅している。性愛文献はサンスクリット文学と密接な関係をもち、文芸作品にはしばしば愛経(あいきょう)的(ポルノ的)叙述が用いられている。性愛文献中、最古にしてもっとも重要なのは、この『カーマスートラ』で、第1編は総論、第2編は性交、第3編は処女との交渉、第4編は妻女のとるべき態度、第5編は人妻との情事、第6編は遊女、第7編は秘法の7編に分かれ、さらに64のテーマに細分して述べられている。古典サンスクリット文学上、また古代インド社会研究上重要な文献であり、『ラティラハスヤ』や『アナンガランガ』をはじめ類書が多く残っている。 [田中於莵弥] 『バートン、大場正史訳『カーマ・スートラ』(1967・河出書房新社)』▽『原三正編『インド古代性典集』(1980・人間の科学社)』 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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