Ancient India
Across
- 1. religion founded in India by Prince Siddhartha Gautama
- 3. steps necessary to reach spiritual enlightenment in buddhism
- 4. belief in one gets reborn after one dies
- 6. four fundamental principles in buddhism
- 10. process of clearing ones mind to relax and see spiritual path
- 11. hindu religious laws,outline behavior
- 12. written collection of sacred hymns, prayers, chants and other religious writing
- 13. universal spirit of hinduism
- 14. goal in hinduism and buddhism to reach state where soul joins universal spirit
- 15. strict ancient social hierarchy governed people in India for 3000
Down
- 2. wealthy prince unhappy with suffering within the world determined to find path to life without it
- 5. total effect of a person's actions and conduct of a person's life
- 7. " the enlightened one" name given to gautama and others who discovered path to enlightenment
- 8. worlds oldest religion and has elements of polytheism
- 9. broken the endless cycle of reincarnation in hinduism and buddhism