India Crossword (No Spaces)

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Across
  1. 4. small northern Indian state that became the focus of the Mauryan Empire
  2. 5. unskilled workers and servants
  3. 6. means enlightened one, followers of Siddhartha Gautama called him this
  4. 9. name of large main area of the world where Buddha's disciples spread Buddha's teachings
  5. 10. the spoken language of the Aryans that later became written too
  6. 12. probably the most famous and well known Indian epic
  7. 13. you
  8. 14. the Aryans revered these and thought these animals were sacred
  9. 18. Gupta mathematicians introduced this concept, as well as explaining infinity btw how u doin
  10. 19. a person who followed Buddha's Eightfold Path might reach this state of enlightenment in his lifetime (also great band)
  11. 20. one of the countries India traded with under the Guptas
  12. 21. the religious and moral law governing individual conduct
  13. 23. only a few of India's citizens today are these
  14. 24. the Preserver of life
  15. 26. ambitious leader of Mauryan Empire that wanted Magadha
  16. 28. what the Buddha said one must do to become enlightened
  17. 29. group of believers who viewed the Buddha (not Jesus) as a human teacher
  18. 32. many Hindus wanted more of this in their religion
  19. 35. a system of actions and reactions throughout a soul's reincarnated lives forming a cycle of rebirth though different castes
  20. 36. one of the countries India traded with under the Guptas
  21. 37. wise ruler who that banned war in Mauryan Empire and became a buddhist after seeing the horrors of war
  22. 38. a decorative stone temple Buddhists built over the holy ded pepl
Down
  1. 1. the Destroyer of life
  2. 2. the Creator of everything
  3. 3. Gupta scientists recognized this as a physical force
  4. 4. group of believers in Buddhism who regarded the Buddha as a god
  5. 7. the warriors and rulers
  6. 8. founded the Gupta empire
  7. 11. group of Indians who actually lost some rights since the Aryan times
  8. 14. lowered taxed in Gupta empire, let citizen focus more on the arts
  9. 15. Asoka wrote his laws in these languages so that everyone could read them
  10. 16. the people who took over India
  11. 17. also called castes, system of segregating different people by class or maybe even color
  12. 22. the Buddha's explanation for the cause of suffering
  13. 25. the priests
  14. 27. most of India's citizens are today are these
  15. 30. common people and skilled workers
  16. 31. one of the countries India traded with under the Guptas
  17. 33. also called Outcastes, slaves
  18. 34. the moral that says that you should not harm any living thing