The World of Courtesans c5.51

c5.51

The life depicted in the *Jatakas* is one of a healthy people singularly free from moral inhibitions. The gaiety of *samajjas* was increased by pleasure trips to gardens provided with ponds, trees and flowering plants where men and women enjoyed themselves to their heart's content. Music, dancing, drinking and watersports (in which courtesans participated freely) were an important part of such convivial gatherings.