Kama (lust) - Kama

Japanese: カーマ(愛欲) - かーま
Kama (lust) - Kama

…The most important original words (Sanskrit = Sanskrit, Pali = Pāli) are translated into the following standard Chinese translation and explanation: Kāma: Love, lust. The original meaning is desire in general, but it often refers to lust, sexual love, and sexual intercourse. In India, it has been recognized as one of the three (or four) most important things in life since ancient times, but in Buddhism, it is of course considered a worldly desire that should be denied. …

From the Kama Sutra

…The oldest and most important surviving ancient Indian Kama Shastra (erotic treatise). It is believed to have been written by Bhatyayana (Mallanaga) around the 4th or 5th century, but this date is not conclusive.

From [History]

…But Indians have not turned their backs on reality. It is well known that they held up materialistic gain (artha) and passion (kama) as the goals of life alongside law (dharma) and liberation (mokṣa). Inscriptions engraved by kings and princes contain detailed records of years, royal genealogy, places, events, and so on, showing that they had a strong interest in the past and present. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "karma (lust)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…もっとも重要な原語(梵=サンスクリット語,巴=パーリ語)に,標準的な漢訳と解説を付加すると,以下のようになる。 梵巴〈カーマkāma〉:〈愛・愛欲〉。原義は〈欲求〉一般であるが,しばしば〈愛欲・性愛・性行為〉を指し,インドでは古来,人生の三(ないし四)大事と認められているが,仏教では,もちろん,否定されるべき〈煩悩〉とみなされる。…

【カーマスートラ】より

…現存する古代インドの性愛論書(カーマ・シャーストラ)のうちで,最も古くかつ重要な文献。バーツヤーヤナ(マッラナーガ)作であり,およそ4~5世紀ころに成立したと推定されるが,この成立年代はなんら確定的なものではない。…

【歴史】より

…しかし,インド人は現実に背を向けてきたわけではない。彼らが〈実利(アルタartha)〉と〈愛欲(カーマkāma)〉を〈法(ダルマdharma)〉〈解脱(モークシャmokṣa)〉と並ぶ人生の目的として掲げていたことはよく知られている。また王侯が刻ませた碑文には,歴年,王家の系譜,場所,事件などが具体的に記されており,彼らが〈過去〉〈現在〉に強い関心をもっていたことがわかる。…

※「カーマ(愛欲)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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