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- 2. Rites of passage to prepare a person for a certain event or for their next stage in life.
- 4. A large landmass that is smaller than a continent, such as India.
- 6. A religion based on the teaching of the Buddha that developed in India in the 500s BC.
- 8. System The division of Indian society into groups based on rank, wealth or occupation.
- 10. Going without food for a period of time.
- 12. Stamped images.
- 13. A seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry seasons.
- 14. Siddhartha Guatama, the founder of Buddhism.
- 16. Hindu and Buddhist belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each time into a new body.
- 18. The avoidance of violent actions.
- 19. Deep, continued thought that focuses on the mind on spiritual ideas.
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- 1. 24th supreme preacher of Jainism
- 3. The most important language of ancient India.
- 4. A monotheistic religion that developed in India in the 1400s.
- 5. Nanak Founder of Sikhism.
- 7. People who work to spread religious beliefs.
- 9. An Indian religion, based on the teachings of Mahavira, that teaches all life is sacred.
- 11. In Buddhism and Hinduism, the effects that good or bad actions have on a persons soul.
- 15. The main religion of India.
- 17. In Buddhism, a state of perfect peace.