Topic 8 Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. the rebirth of a soul in a new body
  2. 3. membership in a community that gives a person civil and political rights and obligations
  3. 9. few and scattered
  4. 10. the business practice of sending many computer-related tasks to workers outside the company
  5. 11. to eliminate
  6. 15. forerunner or past relative; what a later thing or person is descended from
  7. 18. result
  8. 21. in Buddhism, a being who has gained enlightenment and, out of compassion, tries to help others
  9. 22. fixed social class into which a person is born
  10. 23. peaceful protest against laws considered unjust
  11. 26. according to moral law
  12. 27. member of the lowest Indian caste grouping made up of people who did jobs no one else wanted to do
  13. 29. to split or divide
  14. 30. unfair treatment
  15. 34. in Hinduism, one supreme cosmic consciousness, spiritual force, or God
  16. 35. to strain through overuse
  17. 36. something that provides information about something unknown
  18. 37. seasonal winds in South and Southeast Asia
  19. 38. in Hinduism, the effect of a person’s actions in this and in previous lives
  20. 40. thinker or teacher
  21. 41. a group of merchants or craftsmen working in the same line of business
  22. 42. superior by a large margin
  23. 43. in Buddhism, a state of blissful peace without desire or suffering
Down
  1. 1. to make up for
  2. 4. a willingness to respect different beliefs and customs
  3. 5. the physical features of an area
  4. 6. to slow or block the movement of something
  5. 7. government rules that set limits or standards for businesses
  6. 8. an area of north India that is home to many Sikhs
  7. 12. something unreal or misleading
  8. 13. in Hinduism, liberation from reincarnation
  9. 14. religious community Missionary someone who tries to convert others to a particular religion
  10. 16. focused on or gathered in Meditate to calm or clear the mind, often by focusing on a single subject Enlightenment in Buddhism, a state of perfect wisdom, free of suffering
  11. 17. a collection of hundreds of sacred hymns composed by the Aryans of ancient India
  12. 19. the position of a country not allying itself with either of the superpowers during the Cold War
  13. 20. relating to the whole universe
  14. 24. the belief that one should not hurt any living thing
  15. 25. the unfair treatment of people based on gender
  16. 28. a person who tries to achieve spiritual purity through self-denia
  17. 31. to thrive
  18. 32. in Hinduism, a person’s duty or what is right for him or her
  19. 33. System a system in which power is divided among central,regional, and local governments
  20. 39. making small loans to people who start their own businesses