Personal Crossword Puzzle
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- 3. Gate A traditional Japanese gate symbolizing the entrance to a Shinto shrine.
- 5. The Buddhist community of monks, nuns, and lay followers.
- 8. A Chinese philosophy emphasizing living in harmony with the Tao.
- 10. A person who has achieved enlightenment in Theravada Buddhism.
- 12. A Japanese religion focusing on worship of kami and nature spirits.
- 15. A religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama, focused on enlightenment and ending suffering.
- 18. A Chinese philosophy founded by Confucius, focusing on ethics and social harmony.
- 19. The wife of Siddhartha Gautama.
- 20. A major branch of Buddhism emphasizing monastic life and teachings of the Buddha.
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- 1. The founder of Taoism and author of the Tao Te Ching.
- 2. Gautama – The founder of Buddhism, also known as the Buddha.
- 4. The teachings and laws of Buddhism.
- 6. Sutra A key Mahayana Buddhist text teaching universal enlightenment.
- 7. Another term for Taoism.
- 9. The father of Siddhartha Gautama, a king of the Shakya clan.
- 11. Tenno The legendary first emperor of Japan and descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu.
- 13. A branch of Buddhism that promotes the idea of Bodhisattvas and universal salvation.
- 14. A Shinto deity, one of the creators of Japan.
- 16. Yang A Taoist concept of balance and harmony between opposites.
- 17. Spirits or deities in Shintoism.