Lessons 13-16 vocab
Across
- 2. an ancient Indian language
- 6. the four basic doctrines, or principles, of Buddhism
- 7. the religion founded by Siddhartha, which teaches that life brings suffering that one can escape by seeking nirvana through enlightenment
- 8. to change in appearance or character
- 11. a belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that the good and evil done in a past life determines the nature of that person's next life
- 14. a key idea of Buddhism whereby followers should live their lives according to these eight teachings
- 15. large landmass that is smaller than a continent
- 19. a strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer
- 20. an early civilization with an advanced culture, located in the Indus River valley on the Indian subcontinent
- 22. to gladly take in ideas, beliefs, or opinions
- 23. a guess as to what will happen in the future
- 26. an ideal state of happiness and peace
Down
- 1. the belief that a person's soul is reborn into a new body after death
- 3. a Sanskrit word meaning “enlightened”; the name given to the man who founded Buddhism
- 4. a person who gives up worldly pleasures
- 5. a fortress built to protect a city
- 9. one of the first major settlements in ancient India that became a center of the Indus River valley civilization
- 10. the state of gaining spiritual insight and finding universal truth; the goal of Buddhists
- 12. goods or money given to the poor
- 13. a flat area of land that is elevated above the land around it
- 16. a place to store grain
- 17. to hold back and refuse something
- 18. a journey to a holy place
- 21. to actively search for something or someone
- 24. a belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that a person has a duty or obligation to live an honorable life
- 25. a class, or group, in Hindu society