Ch. 9 Vocabulary
Across
- 3. Gita a section of the Indian epic the Mahabharata
- 6. a person who travels to holy sites
- 7. a person's personal duty, based on individual's place in society
- 9. a teacher
- 11. a force that decides the form that people will be reborn into their next lives
- 15. an Indian social class whose members are restricted in the jobs they may take and in their association with members of other castes
- 16. the universal spirit worshiped by Hindus
- 17. seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
- 18. the first written language of India
Down
- 1. a Buddhist shrine, usually dome-shaped
- 2. an Indian prince
- 3. a religion founded in ancient India by the religious teacher Buddha
- 4. family a group of similar languages
- 5. a major religion that developed in ancient India
- 8. a state of perfect happiness and peace
- 10. a religion of ancient India that does not believe in a supreme being. It emphasizes nonviolence and respect for all living things.
- 12. a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
- 13. ancient sacred writings of India
- 14. the rebirth of the soul