Hinduism and Buddhism

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Across
  1. 1. a heavy club used as a weapon and a symbol of authority; attribute of Vishnu
  2. 5. "release" or "liberation" of the soul from reincarnation and its union with the devine, the goal of Hinduism
  3. 6. The ancient language of the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism
  4. 7. an object or physical characteristics used as an identifying sybol
  5. 8. Piti (Pali); A gladdening of the mind and body. One of the seven factors of enlightenment
  6. 11. the spouse of a deity
  7. 12. In the context of metta (lovingkindness) practice, someone for whom you feel no particular liking or disliking
  8. 15. "to be made flesh"; that is, to be born into the world
  9. 16. The auspicious power of wholesome action that brings positive karmic results
  10. 18. Action, deed; the law of cause and effect; intentional action, either wholesome or unwholesome that brings either pleasant or unpleasant results respectively
  11. 19. Awakening
  12. 21. special, symbolic posture, seated or standing, used in yoga and the representation of the gods
  13. 22. appearance of a deity in another form
  14. 25. Vicaya (Pali); Interest and inquiry into experience. One of the seven factors of enlightenment
  15. 27. to walk around in a complete circle, as a ritual of respect
  16. 28. Mental absorption, a state of strong concentration that temporarily suspends the five hindrances
Down
  1. 1. A spiritual path that avoids extremes of self-mortification and self-indulgence, as discovered and taught by the Buddha
  2. 2. The pattern of conditioned habits that we mistake for a sense of self
  3. 3. the breath of life; the vital breath or spirit
  4. 4. symbolic hand position
  5. 5. A technique used in meditation to help direct the mind to the object of meditation
  6. 9. The tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya, India – a fig tree popularly called Pipal (Ficus Religiosa)
  7. 10. The doctrine that all mental and physical phenomena arise and pass away depending on causes and conditions
  8. 13. symbol of creativity and fertility in the form of the male sexual organ
  9. 14. Vedana (Pali); the pleasant, unpleasant or neutral tone that arises with every experience; one of the five aggregates
  10. 17. "womb chamber" the inner, shrine of a Hindu temple
  11. 20. Compassion; one of the four Brahma-Viharas (sublime abodes)
  12. 23. a round disc thrown as a weapon in ancient India; attribute of Vishnu
  13. 24. law; religious or mural duty
  14. 26. serpent