Buddhism Key Terms

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Across
  1. 4. The origin of suffering is craving. Grasping for things that we do not possess creates an inner emptiness, which leads to suffering
  2. 5. The middle path or way. The Eightfold Path which sets out the eight steps of Buddhists life.
  3. 6. The teachings of the Buddha
  4. 8. Gaining insight or wisdom which informs or instructs the individual
  5. 9. The cessation or end of suffering. The only way to end suffering is for a person to gain inner satisfaction
Down
  1. 1. All life involves suffering. Human life is permeated by suffering, which includes pain, sickness, old age, and death.
  2. 2. new existence after death, in an endless cycle
  3. 3. The founder of Buddhism
  4. 7. Abstinence from sensual pleasures, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals