Jack Ewing’s India crossword puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. Seasonal winds that bring great amounts of rain
  2. 5. Commonly used to make twine
  3. 6. Hindu books of knowledge
  4. 8. Found at the mouth of the river
  5. 9. Area between Himalaya Mts. and Southern India
  6. 10. Located in south-central Asia (Mt. Everest)
  7. 15. Main principles of Buddhism
  8. 16. World's oldest organized religion
  9. 19. Process of birth, life, death, rebirth
  10. 20. Siddhartha Gautama founded this faith
  11. 23. High area covering most of Southern India
  12. 24. Large land mass; own geographic identity
Down
  1. 1. Set of guidelines to escape suffering
  2. 2. Ethnic group that settled in India from Northern Europe
  3. 3. Large ancient cities in the Indus Valley
  4. 7. Famous Hindu temple
  5. 11. A group of islands (Hawaii)
  6. 12. Fundamentalists who ruled Afghanistan prior to 9/11
  7. 13. Languages of Pakistan
  8. 14. Ancient ethnic group in Cambodia
  9. 17. Small particles moved by wind, water, or ice
  10. 18. Classical language of India/Hinduism
  11. 21. Official language of Pakistan
  12. 22. Inherited social class