... major theme of ancient India, especially for the Brahman, as the Brahman have studied the work of the Vedas of Dharma they enforce the laws surrounding purity. For example, Brahman were meant to be strict vegetarians. Moreover, the food could only be cooked by another Brahmin as they are the only class pure enough to perform such an act. As women were culturally seen as "creatures of lust" there simply had to be laws and frameworks on how to intercourse and interact with woman. Moreover, there are so many bodily fluids involved in intercourse that it was considered extremely impure like a form of pollution. Dharma has often split into several sections comprised of these types; Asramadharma, Varnadharma, Varnasramadharma, Gunadharma, Naimittakadharma and Sadharanadharma. The common feature in all these types is that one must help themselves in addition to what they are in terms of their class. Nothing is presupposed and ...

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