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For Mongols who live in close tune with the Nature, sex and
sexuality are something very natural. From the very childhood
nomadic kids could see the mating and birthing of animals. In
addition, according to Buddhist canons, sex is even considered
as a part of healthy way of live.
A renowned Buddhist priest, Danzan Ravjaa, who ruled the
South Gobi a century ago, produced for his followers a special
tractate on sex techniques accompanied with his own, 108
exquisitely made drawings. Knowledgeable about Tantric
traditions, he considered sex as a natural way of reaching a
physical and moral harmony for humans.
Another question often asked by outsiders is how Mongols
make love in a relatively small gher (nomadic dwelling) with
no rooms and three generations under same roof? There are
several ways to go around. As for the space, as soon as a
young couple decides “to share a pillow,” they would be given
a separate gher as a wedding gift, usually coming from the
groom’s family side and the furniture or cattle- from bride’s
side. In addition, during warm seasons, the entire surrounding
nature is available for the love games.
This was depicted by Russian producer Sergei Michalkov in
his “Urga, the Territory of Love” film in which urga (a long
wooden pole with a rope ring at one end used for catching
horses) stuck in ground warns passing people of a couple
nearby.
When children get elder, they often sleep in a separate,
small gher reserved for preserving various extra utensils.
Those of readers who ride horses should know something about
its secret sides, and since Mongols are natural horse riders,
they also know strange well the twists of human fantasy.
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