Ancient India

2. to think calm thoughts in order to relax or as a religious activity
5. a fortress that commands a city
6. The supreme universal self
9. a system of dividing Hindu society into classes, or any of these classes
11. to another
12. one of a class of Vedic treatises dealing with broad philosophical problems
14. the incarnation of a hindu deity
15. to (cause something or someone to) change in form or character
16. the season of heavy rain during the summer in hot Asian countries

1. the Hindu and Buddhist doctrine of refraining from harming any living being
3. to move from one country, place, or
4. rebirth in new bodies or forms of life
7. a person undertaking a mission and especially a religious mission
8. a member of the highest Hindu caste
10. an individual's duty fulfilled by observance of custom or law
13. a large area of land that is part of a continent, often referring to South Asia