Ch. 9 Vocabulary

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