Ancient India
Across
- 4. sub-caste or social group in India.
- 6. an ancient religion and a "way of life" that shaped ancient Indian civilization
- 8. a journey to a sacred, or holy, place
- 9. the belief that a person's actions (both good and bad) will determine their destiny in this life
- 12. means achieving spiritual insight, awakening to ultimate universal truths, and finding total freedom from suffering
- 13. alms refers to goods, food, or money given to people in need as an act of charity.
- 14. The belief that after one dies they revive
Down
- 1. Prince Siddhartha before enlightenment
- 2. a major world religion and philosophy founded in ancient India by Siddhartha Gautama
- 3. "perfected," "cultivated," or "refined"
- 5. Determines your social status, occupations, and marriage rules
- 7. right way of living
- 10. describes someone who practices strict self-discipline and gives up worldly comforts, such as luxury, wealth, or physical pleasures.
- 11. all existing things are ultimately made up of a single source or unified oneness.
- 15. state of perfect peace and happiness where suffering and the cycle of rebirth end.