Kama sutra

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Posted by Alissa on July 2, 2003 at 12:43:06:

In reply to: Re: Devadasi resources posted by Beth on July 2, 2003 at 11:06:08:

The chapter on instructing courtesans how to get the most money from
their clientele, and which manipulative emotional game to play in
order to do so, shows the amount of *cunning* that some of these
women had.

Furthermore, this cunningness is written of and by a man, who
obviously could recognize an Indian woman's unique ways of gaining
personal power.

I also have not seen any evidence supporting the concept that the
temple women were expected to arrive and remain as virgins. Chastity
is not emphasized within many aspects of the Hindu religion to the
extent that so many other religions chose to emphasize it. (For men,
I have heard of schools of thought that teach the withholding
of "seed", or ejaculation, will lead to a more potent state of
spirituality though).

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: The chapter on instructing courtesans how to get the most money from : their clientele, and which manipulative emotional game to play in : order to do so, shows the amount of cunning that some of these : women had. : : Furthermore, this cunningness is written of and by a man, who : obviously could recognize an Indian woman's unique ways of gaining : personal power. : : I also have not seen any evidence supporting the concept that the : temple women were expected to arrive and remain as virgins. Chastity : is not emphasized within many aspects of the Hindu religion to the : extent that so many other religions chose to emphasize it. (For men, : I have heard of schools of thought that teach the withholding : of "seed", or ejaculation, will lead to a more potent state of : spirituality though).
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