Mallanaga
Vātsyāyana is the name of a Hindu philosopher in the Vedic tradition who is believed to have lived during time of the Gupta Empire (4th to 6th centuries CE) in India.
name appears as the author of the Kama Sutra and of Nyāya Sutra Bhāshya, the first commentary on Gotama's Nyāya Sutras.
Vātsyāyana is the name of a Hindu philosopher in the Vedic tradition who is believed to have lived during time of the Gupta Empire (4th to 6th centuries CE) in India.
The attribution of the first name Mallanaga to Vatsyayana is due to the confusion of his role as editor of the Kama Sutra with that of the mythical creator of erotic science.
He is said to have created the legend of Tara among the hill tribes as a tantric goddess.
Later as the worship spread to the east Garo hills,the goddess manifest of a 'yoni' goddess Kamakhya was created.
His interest in human sexual behavior as a medium of attaining spirituality was recorded in his treatise Kama Sutra.
see also: Vatsyayana
