Across
- 2. Buddhist holy building
- 4. social class in Hinduism
- 5. nonviolent protest teacher of Hinduism
- 6. creator god
- 7. major city in India with a grid layout
- 8. Siddhartha Gautama
- 11. large area of land that is part of a continent
- 15. goal of a Buddhist, represent perfect peace
- 16. tallest mountain range north of India
- 17. long story-telling poem
- 18. destroyer god
- 19. considered India's Golden Age
- 20. preserver god
- 24. rebirth of the soul into a new body after death
- 26. belief in many gods/goddesses
- 27. converted to Buddhism and helped it spread throughout India
Down
- 1. language of the Aryans
- 3. a single spirit that lives in everything
- 4. large fort or fortress
- 9. invaders to India from Central Asia
- 10. move to permanently live in another place
- 12. created India's largest empire
- 13. Hindu books of knowledge, prayers, poems and stories
- 14. moral and religious duties of Hindus
- 21. major river that flows into the Bay of Bengal
- 22. major river that flows SW through Pakistan
- 23. law of cause and effect; good and bad acts
- 25. person who has dedicated his/her life to a religion