Apart from congenital muscle torticollis, the most common type in infants, there are other causes like: 1  Abnormalities of the spine. 2  Eye muscle disorder (Ocular torticollis) 3  Neurological imbalance (Benign paroxysmal torticollis)
The design of Buddhist temples originated with the stupa, which was used to cover Buddha's ashes andrelics. Made out of mud bricks, this ancient Indianshrine was originally shaped like a simple bell amound with a small spire on top. Inside the stupasare Buddhist relics.
A mandala offering in Tibetan Buddhism is a symbolic offering of the entire universe. Every intricate detail of these mandalas is fixed in the tradition and has specific symbolic meanings, often on more than one level.