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Is "Kama Sutra" part of Hindu Vedic shastra ??

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There are basically 18 types of shastras in Hinduism. In which Vedas are of 4 types :  Rig-veda, Yujur-veda, Sama-veda, Atharva-veda . When people go and visit Ajanta Ellora caves, they came across many erotic sciptures and paintings.  So why there is vivid description about  kama or lust in shastras ?  People misunderstood them to be part of Hindu Vedic Shastra. But in reality they are not being part of vedic shastra. Yes, but we cannot defy the fact that they are part of Shastra. Although they are included in Tantra Shashtra. Shastra included these things because they are aware about how Human being feel, his needs, desire and wish. Now the question arises  what was the need of  building these Erotic Sciptures and paintings ? So long time ago when  Bhuddism  began to spread across world, people were following Buddhism so immensely that they were no more interested to be part of  householder life . And due to this "Vairagya" was spreading across the world.  "Vairagya&qu