Across
- 2. fixed social class into which a person is born
- 6. information used to prove something
- 8. grouping based on one's skill
- 9. a person's duty to do what is right for him or her
- 12. liberation from reincarnation
- 15. to move from one region to another in order to live there
- 16. a large landmass that is set apart from the rest of the continent
- 19. main river and all of the other rivers and streams that drain into it
- 21. rebirth of a soul into a new body
- 22. to set aside for a purpose
- 23. position in society
Down
- 1. problem or subject to be discussed or decided
- 3. fortified area
- 4. collection of hundreds of sacred hymns composed by the Aryans of ancient India
- 5. religion of Vedic India based on priests and rituals, particularly sacrifices to the gods
- 7. occupation based caste
- 10. avoiding doing harm to any living thing
- 11. thinker or teacher
- 13. special building used to hold grain
- 14. accomplishment that requires effort or skill
- 17. in Hinduism, the supreme cosmic consciousness, spiritual force, or god
- 18. seasonal wind that brings rain to the Indian subcontinent during parts of the year
- 20. in Hinduism, the effect of a person's actions in this and in previous lives