Across
- 3. an ideal state of happiness and peace, attained through enlightenment
- 7. a hereditary social class in Hindu society
- 9. a collection of ancient texts that are the foundation of Hinduism
- 10. an ancient Indo-European language of India
- 12. the Chinese belief that a ruler’s power stemmed from divine authority
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- 1. the worship of multiple gods
- 2. belief in one God
- 4. the twelve followers of Jesus, designated to Sunnah the example set by Muhammad for how Muslims should live
- 5. a belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that the good and evil done in a past life determines the nature of that person’s next life
- 6. a sacred agreement
- 8. the holy book of Islam
- 11. a set of basic ideas, beliefs, and values that form the basis of a social, economic, or political philosophy or program
- 13. Judaism’s most sacred text, consisting of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible