Vedic Crossword

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  1. 4. A large body of religious texts originating in ancient India.
  2. 6. An act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to God or to a divine or supernatural figure.
  3. 7. Translates literally as “desire,” and refers to the need for sensory and emotional happiness.
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  1. 1. Belief in or worship of more than one god.
  2. 2. The evolution of vedism.
  3. 3. Means “liberation,” and relates to people’s spiritual development until their eventual freedom from the cycle of birth and death.
  4. 5. The religion of the ancient Indo-European-speaking peoples who entered India about 1500 bce from the region of present-day Iran.