Ancient India vocabulary
Across
- 2. the Sanskrit word for nonviolence
- 7. the largest religion in India today
- 9. farmers, craftspeople, and traders
- 12. the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul
- 13. the most important language of ancient India
- 14. the middle way between human desires and denying oneself any pleasure
- 15. the process of rebirth according to Hindu teachings
- 16. the soul according to Hindu teachings
- 18. priests
- 19. social divisions in Aryan society
Down
- 1. a set of spiritual duties to fulfill
- 3. seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
- 4. a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
- 5. societal groups based on birth, wealth, or occupation
- 6. religion based on the teaching of the Buddha
- 8. laborers and non-Aryans
- 10. In Hinduism, the universal spirit who created the universe
- 11. collections of poems, hymns, myths, and rituals written by Aryan priests
- 12. rulers and warriors
- 17. a state of perfect peace in Buddhism