Ancient India Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. a spiritual teacher who understands dharma, the spiritual laws that govern the universe.
  2. 5. sacred works of Hindu religious literature
  3. 6. release from the pain and suffering of rebirth and becoming one with the universal spirit
  4. 7. India's first civilization located along the Indus River.
  5. 9. A strong seasonal wind that blows across a region.
  6. 10. A social class of people.
  7. 11. The belief that souls are reborn in a body of another living thing.
  8. 13. Hindu god known as the Creator
  9. 15. correct actions for one’s class, helps achieve karma
  10. 16. Hindu god known as the Destroyer
Down
  1. 1. Religion that follows the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama who believed anyone could reach nirvana
  2. 3. the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul and their next life.
  3. 4. Hindu god known as the Preserver
  4. 7. Religion largest in India today that believes there are many different names for the aspects of the universal spirit, Brahman.
  5. 8. Chandragupta’s grandson and a ferocious warrior.
  6. 12. An ideal state of happiness and peace.
  7. 14. In Hinduism, the idea of being nonviolent.