Across
- 2. the main ideas of buddhism that explain why people suffer and how to end suffering
- 3. constitute the second highest of the four primary in hindu society
- 6. an understanding of the truth about life which frees a person from desire
- 8. social classes in idia
- 9. the social structure in india that divded people in to rigid groups based on birth and occupation
- 12. the release from the cycle of rebirth
- 13. mountain system in asia that seperates the plains of the indian subcontinent from the tibeten plateau
- 14. a system of ideas about how to think understand life and live wisely
- 18. third ranked social class
- 19. were casteless and did jobs that upper castees considered dirty or polluting such as leather tamers streat sweepers handlers of dead animals and people who cremated the dead
- 22. the belief that after death, a soul is reborn in a new body
- 24. fourth and lowest of the traditional social classes
- 25. people who travel to spread their religious beliefs to others
- 27. a major world religion and philosophy
- 29. philosophical texts that explain spiritual concepts
Down
- 1. someone who practices the beliefs of buddhism
- 4. the endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth that goes through souls
- 5. a member of the highest social class in hindu society
- 7. the worlds oldest living religion
- 10. the steps buddhist follow to live a good life reach enlightenment and end suffering
- 11. oldest and most sacred hymns written in sanskrit
- 15. a state of perfect peace and freedom from suffering and the cycle of rebirth in buddhism
- 16. smaller groups within the varnas based on jobs and birth
- 17. important major archaeological site
- 20. a wandering priest who was the founder of buddhism
- 21. a ranking system that organizes people into different levels based on power status and wealth
- 23. has an effect on your life
- 24. an ancient refined language
- 26. a large seperate part of a continent which is set apart by natural barriers
- 28. someone who practices the religion of hinduism