Hinduism and Buddhism - Molly Benson
Across
- 3. a three-pronged spear; attribute of Shiva
- 6. One who is undertaking the spiritual path of awakening; a meditator
- 7. Not self, insubstantiality, one of the three characteristics of existence
- 9. dome-like cap to the pyramidal tower of a South Indian Hindu temple or the entire tower of a North Indian temple.
- 10. A Buddhist monk
- 12. to walk around (something) in a complete circle, as a ritual of respect
- 16. Path of the Elders; the form of Buddhism found throughout many parts of Southeast Asia. Vipassana meditation is a central part of this tradition.
- 17. law; religious or moral duty
- 18. The four foundations of mindfulness: contemplation of body, feeling, mind and mind-objects; the Buddha’s quintessential teachings on mindfulness
- 19. special, symbolic posture, seated or standing, used in yoga and in the representation of the gods
- 21. worshipper of Vishnu, having to do with the worship of Vishnu
- 23. Equanimity; the ability to maintain a spacious impartiality of mind in the midst of life’s changing conditions; one of the four Brahma-Viharas (sublime abodes); one of the seven factors of enlightenment
- 24. Appreciative or empathetic joy; the cultivation of happiness when seeing someone else’s good fortune or happy circumstances; one of the four Brahma-Viharas (sublime abodes)
- 25. Defilement; unwholesome qualities; a factor of mind that obscures clear seeing; a hindrance to meditation; also know as afflictive emotion
- 26. animal mount of a deity which identifies the god or goddess
- 28. symbol of creativity and fertility in the form of the female sexual organ
- 29. the breath of life; the vital breath or spirit
Down
- 1. Discipline; the rules and regulations governing the conduct of Buddhist monks and nuns
- 2. Extinction of the fires of attachment, hatred and delusion that cause suffering; liberation from cyclic existence
- 4. "release" or "liberation" of the soul from reincarnation and its union with the Divine,the goal of Hinduism
- 5. Concentration; a deep state of meditation; one of the five spiritual faculties; one of the seven factors of enlightenment; an aspect of the Noble Eightfold Path
- 8. The best known of all the Buddhist scriptures; a collection of 423 verses, spoken by the Buddha, that focuses on the value of ethical conduct and mental training
- 11. Spiritual friend. In the Theravada Buddhist meditation tradition, teachers are often referred to as spiritual friends
- 12. the spouse of a deity
- 13. the four religious books of sacred knowledge and priestly rituals of the Brahmans composed in the first millennium B.C.E.
- 14. Mental absorption, a state of strong concentration that temporarily suspends the five hindrances
- 15. worshiper of Shakti, the Goddess
- 20. Mental or physical formation
- 22. worshiper of Shiva; having to do with the worship of Shiva
- 27. symbol of creativity and fertility in the form of the male sexual organ