Across
- 3. a state of peace that is free from suffering and desire
- 5. a religion centered around the teachings of the Buddha
- 7. System a social order that has determined one's place in Indian society
- 8. achieved when one is released from the cycle of rebirth
- 11. the rebirth of one's soul
- 13. the effect a person's actions have on their soul
- 14. a wind pattern that influences the climate and leads to wet and dry seasons
- 16. a prince who discovered enlightenment and became known as the Buddha or the "Enlightened One"
Down
- 1. a large part of a continent
- 2. a major world religion that developed in India from the Vedas
- 4. a collection of religious poems,myths,and hymns that influenced Hinduism
- 6. India's first civilization, located along the Indus river
- 9. one's spiritual duties
- 10. a group from Central Asia who supposedly moved into India and established Vedic society
- 12. one of the largest Harappan cities
- 15. an important language of Ancient India