Across
- 1. strong winds that blow in one direction in the winter, and the opposite direction in the summer
- 4. the idea of living many different lives
- 7. a government led by religious leaders
- 10. a large mass of land; part of a continent but separate because of physical features like high mountains
- 11. teacher
- 12. a religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama based on Hinduism
- 15. divine law; requires people to perform duties of their caste
- 17. a Buddhist shrine shaped like a dome or mound
Down
- 2. a state of wisdom; achieved after giving up all desires
- 3. one of the oldest religions in the world; has thousands of gods and goddesses that are part of a universal spirit
- 5. the universal spirit
- 6. the ancient written language of India
- 8. social group that people are born into and cannot change
- 9. a person traveling to a religious shrine or place
- 13. a series of rulers from the same family
- 14. the consequences of how a person lives; if you live a good life, you have good karma
- 16. prince or tribal leader