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Date and authorship A Kamasutra manuscript page preserved in the vaults of the Raghunath Temple in Jammu & Kashmir Woman on top Group sex Double penetration Examples of illustrations depicting various human sexual activities, from the Kamasutra (c. 200 – c. 300 CE). The original composition date or century for the Kamasutra is unknown. Historians have variously placed it between 400 BCE and ...
The term BDSM is a portmanteau of initialisms intended to encompass all of the following activities: Bondage and discipline ( B & D or B/D) Dominance and submission ( D & S or D/s) (including "master and slave" role-playing scenarios and ongoing relationship structures) Sadism and masochism ( S & M or S/M)
Kama (Sanskrit: काम, IAST: kāma) is the concept of pleasure, enjoyment and desire in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. It can refer to "desire, wish, longing" in Hindu , Buddhist , Jain , and Sikh literature, [2] [3] [4] however, the term also refers to any sensory enjoyment, emotional attraction and aesthetic pleasure such as from arts ...
Gandharva (right) beside an Apsara, 10th century, Cham, Vietnam. A Gandharva marriage ( Sanskrit: गान्धर्व विवाह, gāndharva vivāha, IPA: [gənd̪ʱərvə vɪvaːhə]) is one of the eight classical types of Hindu marriage. This ancient marriage tradition from the Indian subcontinent was based on consensual acceptance ...
Interpersonal. Dysregulation. Valence. Emotions. v. t. e. Gratification is the pleasurable emotional reaction of happiness in response to a fulfillment of a desire or goal. It is also identified as a response stemming from the fulfillment of social needs such as affiliation, socializing, social approval, and mutual recognition.
Lust is a psychological force producing intense desire for something. Lust can take any form such as the lust for sexuality (see libido), money, or power.It can take such mundane forms as the lust for food (see gluttony) as distinct from the need for food or lust for redolence, when one is lusting for a particular smell that brings back memories.
Rati (Sanskrit: रति, Rati) is the Hindu goddess of love, carnal desire, lust, passion, and sexual pleasure. Usually described as the daughter of Prajapati Daksha, Rati is the female counterpart, the chief consort and the assistant of Kama (Kamadeva), the god of love.
An open relationship generally indicates a relationship where there is a primary emotional and intimate relationship between partners, who agree to at least the possibility of sexual or emotional intimacy with other people. The term "open relationship" is sometimes used interchangeably with the term polyamory, but the two concepts are not ...