Main Branches of Buddhism

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Across
  1. 2. = Three aspects of the Buddha (important concept of Mahayana Buddhism)
  2. 3. = Sacred text that records the words of the Buddha
  3. 6. = Famous king of the Mauryan empire in India who converted to Buddhism and sent missionaries to Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Ancient Greece (3rd c. BCE)
  4. 8. = “Enlightenment being” or in Mahayana Buddhism, a person who has postponed his/her entrance into nirvana to help others in their quest for nirvana
  5. 10. = Mahayana concept of emptiness (i.e. the universe is empty of permanent reality)
  6. 12. = The first Buddhist scriptures were written in this language
Down
  1. 1. = “The Way of the Elders” (this branch of Buddhism is prevalent in countries south of the tropics and stresses personal liberation from samsara).
  2. 4. = The “Three Baskets,” first Buddhist scriptures
  3. 5. = This flower grows in swamps and symbolizes moksha
  4. 7. = Large Vehicle (this branch of Buddhism is prevalent in China, Korea, and Japan). It promotes the idea of universal liberation through the help of bodhisattvas
  5. 9. = Buddhist shrine in the shape of a dome
  6. 11. = Buddhism and other religions spread through this famous road