Buddhism Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The type of tree under which the Buddha achieved enlightenment; the word also means "awakening" (artifact)
  2. 5. A string of 108 beads used by Buddhist practitioners for counting mantras or breaths (artifact)
  3. 7. A dome-shaped Buddhist shrine built to house sacred relics (artifact)
  4. 8. The five basic ethical guidelines for Buddhist laypeople, such as refraining from killing or lying (mentifact)
  5. 10. The teachings of the Buddha; also the cosmic law of truth (mentifact)
  6. 12. A sacred syllable or phrase repeated during meditation to focus the mind (sociofact)
  7. 13. The ultimate state of liberation from suffering and the cycle of rebirth (mentifact)
  8. 14. The Buddhist term for the suffering or unsatisfactoriness that characterizes ordinary life (mentifact)
Down
  1. 1. A practice of focused attention and mental training that is central to the Buddhist path (sociofact)
  2. 3. Title meaning "the Awakened One," given to Siddhartha Gautama after his enlightenment (mentifact)
  3. 4. The belief that one's actions generate consequences that shape future lives (mentifact)
  4. 6. The orange-yellow color of the robes traditionally worn by Theravada Buddhist monks (artifact)
  5. 9. The community of Buddhist monks, nuns, and lay practitioners — one of the Three Jewels (sociofact)
  6. 11. The sacred flower symbolizing purity and spiritual awakening, growing from muddy water (artifact)
  7. 12. A member of the Buddhist monastic community who has taken vows of renunciation (sociofact)