This is the beginnings of a UML^TM Parsing Analysis of some interesting pages from the wonderful book "The Art of Tantra" by the simply fabulous author Philip Rawson (Thames and Hudson, 1973, 1978, 1995). Of course Tantrik art and philosophy is known for its associative nature and use of generalization hierarchies, so this exercise was very suited to UML modelling and a lot of fun (dare I say cosmically pleasing). I have deliberately NOT included any Tantrik art stereotypes (for that see the book), rather I use quite a dry approach:

The only claim I am making with this presentation is that the UML is very useful for studying cultural material and for representing associative ontologies. The idea is merely to demonstrate the use of the UML for cultural studies.

The original text is © 1973 and 1978 Thames and Hudson Ltd., London (explicit permission is being sought to use the embedded text in this UML parsing).

Some additional explanatory material is also taken from the online Wikipedia, as referenced in the UML images.

The Art of Tantra

The UML "Diagram name" numbering is by chapter then page or page range.

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Supplement: Tantra and Chakras in the Wikepedia

The Wikipedia has an excellent set of cross-referenced pages on Tantra and related topics.

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A summary of the "primary" chakras popularised by Arthur Avalon and supposed associations with the glands of the endocrine system.