Ancient India

6. the path to nirvana, comprising eight aspects in which an aspirant must become practiced
9. the rebirth of a soul in a new body
10. an embodiment (as of a concept or philosophy) often in a person
12. the ultimate reality underlying all phenomena
13. a major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, which developed from Vedic religion
15. change one's religious faith or other

1. think deeply or focus one's mind for a period of time for religious or spiritual purposes or
2. a widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Siddartha Gautama
3. an assortment of texts central to Hinduism that are recorded from oral traditions
4. the eternal and inherent nature of reality, regarded in Hinduism as a cosmic law underlying right behavior and social order
5. respect for all living things and avoidance of violence toward others
7. a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. It represents the final goal of Buddhism
8. sympathy or indulgence for beliefs or practices differing from or conflicting with one's own
11. the spiritual life principle of the universe, especially when regarded as inherent in the real self of the individual
14. a fortress where people can shelter during war