Ancient India

2. Rites of passage to prepare a person for a certain event or for their next stage in life.
4. A large landmass that is smaller than a continent, such as India.
6. A religion based on the teaching of the Buddha that developed in India in the 500s BC.
8. System The division of Indian society into groups based on rank, wealth or occupation.
10. Going without food for a period of time.
12. Stamped images.
13. A seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry seasons.
14. Siddhartha Guatama, the founder of Buddhism.
16. Hindu and Buddhist belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each time into a new body.
18. The avoidance of violent actions.
19. Deep, continued thought that focuses on the mind on spiritual ideas.

1. 24th supreme preacher of Jainism
3. The most important language of ancient India.
4. A monotheistic religion that developed in India in the 1400s.
5. Nanak Founder of Sikhism.
7. People who work to spread religious beliefs.
9. An Indian religion, based on the teachings of Mahavira, that teaches all life is sacred.
11. In Buddhism and Hinduism, the effects that good or bad actions have on a persons soul.
15. The main religion of India.
17. In Buddhism, a state of perfect peace.