Ancient India

3. the four basic doctrines, or principles, of Buddhism
6. a person who gives up worldly pleasures
10. a key idea of Buddhism whereby followers should live their lives according to these eight teachings
13. a social group that does a particular job and that a person is born into.
14. a period of great happiness, prosperity and achievement
15. an ideal state of happiness and peace
17. a strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer
20. goods or money given to the poor
21. the belief that a person’s soul is reborn into a new body after death
22. an ancient Indian language

1. a flat area of land that is elevated, or raised, above the land around it
2. a command that is obeyed like a law
4. a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
5. a concept found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions about how the good and evil done in a past life determines what happens to one’s soul in the next life
7. the state of gaining spiritual insight and finding universal truth; the goal of Buddhists
8. a belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that a person has a duty or obligation to live an honorable life
9. a journey to a holy place
11. the Hindu concept that people are born with a set of skills that help them serve one of the four general needs of a functioning society
12. the idea that all existing things in reality come from one original source
16. a collection of ancient writings viewed as sacred by many Hindus
18. a class, or group, in Hindu society
19. a fortress built to protect a city