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Written by the Hindu philosopher Vatsyayana around 300 CE, the Kama Sutra is popularly known as a sex manual but is actually a moral treatise on the achievement of sensual and aesthetic pleasure, one of Hinduisms four goals of life. The text was first translated and published in the West in 1883 by the explorer and linguist, Sir Richard Burton. This edition presents his candid translation, illustrated with classical Indian miniatures.