Maithuna

Maithuna (Devanagari: मैथुन) is a Sanskrit term for sexual intercourse within Tantra (Tantric sex), or alternatively for the sexual fluids generated or the couple participating in the ritual.^[1]^[2] It is the most important of the Panchamakara and constitutes the main part of the grand ritual of Tantra also known as Tattva Chakra.^[3] Maithuna means the union of opposing forces, underlining the nonduality between human and divine,^[3] as well as worldly enjoyment (kama) and spiritual liberation (moksha).^[4] Maithuna is a popular icon in ancient Hindu art, portrayed as a couple engaged in physical loving.^[5]

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^ ^a ^b Eliade, Mircea (1969). Yoga: Immortality and Freedom. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691017648.^{[page needed]}
^ Thomas, Paul (1960). Kāma Kalpa, Or, The Hindu Ritual of Love. Bombay [Mumbai]: D.B. Taraporevala. OCLC 762156601.^{[page needed]}
^ Menzies, Jackie (2006). Goddess: Divine Energy. Art Gallery of New South Wales. ISBN 978-0734763969.

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[Elia-3] Eliade, Mircea (1969). Yoga: Immortality and Freedom. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691017648.^{[page needed]}

[4] Thomas, Paul (1960). Kāma Kalpa, Or, The Hindu Ritual of Love. Bombay [Mumbai]: D.B. Taraporevala. OCLC 762156601.^{[page needed]}

[5] Menzies, Jackie (2006). Goddess: Divine Energy. Art Gallery of New South Wales. ISBN 978-0734763969.

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