The Topic 8 Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. groups of merchants or craftsmen working in the same line of business
  2. 3. split
  3. 4. a person's duty or what is right for him or her
  4. 8. adj., relating to the whole universe
  5. 10. a membership in a state or community that gives a person civil and political rights and obligations
  6. 14. seasonal winds and weather patterns
  7. 17. the rebirth of a soul in a new body
  8. 19. v., to slow or block the movement of something
  9. 20. consciousness, spiritual force or god
  10. 21. n., something unreal or misleading
  11. 23. adj., superior by a large margin
  12. 24. adj., focused on or gathered in
  13. 27. n., result
  14. 29. fixed social class into which a person is born
  15. 31. liberation from reincarnation
  16. 34. v., to make up for
  17. 36. v., to strain through overuse
  18. 37. the belief-shared by the religions of Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism
  19. 38. the effect of a person's actions in this and in previous lives
  20. 39. an area of what is now northern pakistan and India
  21. 41. the willingness to respect different beliefs and customs
  22. 42. peaceful protests against laws considered unjust
  23. 43. to calm or clear the mind, often by focusing on a single subject
Down
  1. 1. v., to thrive
  2. 5. a person who tries to achieve spiritual purity through self-denial
  3. 6. adj., few and scattered
  4. 7. the unfair treatment of people based on their gender
  5. 9. making small loans to people with their own small businesses
  6. 11. the practice of hiring outside firms or workers to perform specific tasks for a company
  7. 12. a state of perfect wisdom, free of suffering
  8. 13. government rules that set limits or standards for businesses
  9. 14. people who seek to spread their religion
  10. 15. v., to eliminate
  11. 16. which power is divided among central, regional, and local governments
  12. 18. being who have gained enlightenment and, out of compassion, try to help others
  13. 22. a policy of not allying with either of the superpowers
  14. 25. thinkers and teachers
  15. 26. forerunner or past relative; what a later thing develops from
  16. 28. religious communities
  17. 30. people in this caste had to do jobs that no one else wanted
  18. 32. the physical features of an area
  19. 33. unfair treatment
  20. 35. adj., according to moral law
  21. 40. a state of blissful peace without desire or suffering