Bonnie M's Hindu Crossword

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  1. 3. ___ means a class, or group, in Hindu society
  2. 6. Hindu families light candles and sparklers to celebrate ___, the festival of lights
  3. 7. is the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. Is also called the wheel of life
  4. 9. pilgrimages is ___ to a holy place
  5. 10. means a collection of Hindu sacred writings
  6. 14. ___ is the belief that a person's soul is reborn into a new body after death
  7. 16. marriage is one ___ of dharma
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  1. 1. means the Hindu law
  2. 2. the eightfold ___ is the path of enlightenment
  3. 4. fire ___ accompanied by reading from the Vedas
  4. 5. the writings of ancient India
  5. 8. Hindus can visit ___, or mobile, shrines set up at convenient locations
  6. 11. means India's first major religion
  7. 12. is a person that involves the priesthood
  8. 13. ___ means destiny and if your actions are good or bad
  9. 15. nirvana is a release of the ___