World Religions Crossword Puzzle

5. Siddhartha Gautama and all others who by their own insight attained perfect enlightenment.
8. the monotheistic religion of the Jews
10. focused, disciplined concentration intended to enable experience of the sacred in Hinduism
11. anointed, a special messenger sent by god
12. either Jews as a religious people or that land and state of Israel
13. literally means, 'knowledge'; applies to the entire collection of Indian sacred literature, including the Upanishads
14. What someone receives after achieving nirvana.
18. Path defines the basic practices of Buddhism that lead to nirvana.
19. Hindu god of preservation and love; appears on earth on verious forms (avatars) in times of crisis
22. An important person in Christianity; was crucified
23. the largest of the two main branches of Islam
24. Founding Father of Judaism and Christianity
25. Commandments Rules of Judaism
27. Hindu god of destruction and rejuvenation

1. Noble Truths The central teachings of Buddhism
2. Hindu God of creation
3. The ultimate goal of all Buddhists
4. Creator of Islam
6. Largest Religion in the World
7. one of the jesus 12 disciples, also, any earlier preacher of christianity
9. the scriptures sacred to christians, consisting of the books of the hebrew bible and the new testament
11. release from the cycle of death and rebirth in Indian religions; liberation
15. a major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, developed from Vedic religion.
16. a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha
17. Muslim scripture
20. The mother of Jesus
21. Pillars the basic obligations individual Muslims observe
24. God of Islam
26. pilgrimage each Muslim is supposed to make once in a lifetime to the shrines in and around Mecca
28. the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.