Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. A Treatise on Passion
5. 1. The Sexual Practices of Women of Various Lands 3
6. 2. Types of Embrace 45
7. 3. Acts of Kissing 48
8. 4. Types of Bites [and Scratches] 51
9. 5. Describing the Modes of Pleasure 56
10. 6. Playing with the Organ 61
11. 7. Mounting and Thrusting 64
12. 8. Moans 77
13. 9. Acts of a Man [Done by a Woman] 80
14. 10. Various Methods of Copulation 85
15. 11. Uncertain Deeds 90
16. 12. Various Helpful Methods 94
17. Afterword: Background to A Treatise On Passion
18. The Life of Gendun Chopel 115
19. Buddhist Sexuality 119
20. An Overview of the Text 141
21. A Treatise on Passion as a Work of Poetry 160
22. About the Translation 166
23. Notes for “Background to A Treatise on Passion” 171