Buddhism Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Never indulge too much but never starve yourself
  2. 3. The basic moral requirements that are binding of all buddhist
  3. 6. One who has become enlightened, buddhist equivalent of a saint
  4. 8. The concept that suffering is part of the human condition
  5. 9. "Enlightened one", usually refers to Siddhartha Gautama
  6. 11. A sacred word or phrase repeated in chants or prayers
  7. 12. To live is to suffer, suffering is caused by desire, the cessation of suffering can be achieved, the solution is the Noble Eightfold Path
  8. 14. The spiritual leader of Vajrayana Buddhism
  9. 15. Beings who have experienced enlightenment but stop short in order to help others achieve enlightenment
  10. 17. The Buddhist doctrine of denying the permanent self
  11. 20. Complex sand paintings which represent the world or the psyche
  12. 21. Buddhism most popular in Tibet and Nepal
  13. 22. Selfish desire that causes dukkha
  14. 23. A way of holding the hands and fingers so as to indicate a particular meaning
Down
  1. 1. Basic practices of Buddhism that lead to nirvana
  2. 4. The Indian dialect first used for writing down the teachings of the Buddha
  3. 5. No self, impermanence, and suffering
  4. 7. All existent things are constantly changing
  5. 10. The teachings of the Buddha
  6. 13. The Buddhist community of monks and nuns
  7. 16. "Great Vehicle" type of Buddhism most common in Japan, China, and Korea
  8. 18. The extinction of desire and any sense of individual selfhood
  9. 19. Prevalent form of Buddhism in Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand