Buddhism
Across
- 3. one of the first major settlements in ancient India
- 5. strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer
- 6. a place where they store grain
- 8. a command that is like a law
- 11. a class/group in Hindu society
- 14. a person who gives up worldly pleasures
- 16. key idea for Buddhism followers that they should live their lives according to these eight teachings
- 19. a large piece of land that is smaller than a continent
- 21. the belief that a persons soul is reborn into a new body after death
- 23. a strong wall built to protect a city
- 26. a bond between families to help like power stay in the family mostly through marriage
- 27. teaches that life brings suffering that one can escape by seeking nirvana through enlightenment
- 29. a period of great happiness and achievement
- 30. the ruler of the Mauryan Empire
Down
- 1. a belief that a person has a duty to live an honorable life
- 2. finding universal truth and the goal of Buddhists to become a buddha
- 4. the four basic guideline or principles
- 7. a territory that is part of a country/empire
- 9. an ancient Indian language
- 10. a collection of ancient writings
- 12. the Hindu concept that people are born with a set of skills that help them serve needs of a society
- 13. an ideal state of happiness and peace
- 15. a trip to a holy place
- 17. a flat area of land that is elevated
- 18. a religion that has Vedic beliefs and Brahmanism
- 20. the good and evil done in a past life determines what happens to yours soul in the next life
- 22. a social group that does a specific job and that a person is born into
- 24. goods or money given to the poor
- 25. a name given to a man that has reached enlightenment
- 28. the idea that all existing things come from one original source