Lessons 13-16 vocab

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