Across
- 4. The place in modern day Nepal where Buddha was born
- 8. The place of Buddha's enlightenment
- 9. Established ways of acting or cultural practices that are unique to groups in society
- 11. Another word for Buddhist doctrine
- 13. This type of Buddhism holds fast to 'essential' Buddhism, claiming to be the originals
- 15. A particular philosophy or life or conception of the world that is characterised by a set of ideas that attempts to explain the social, cultural and physical world
- 17. Another word for suffering
- 18. Buddhism emerged out of this country 2,500 years ago
- 19. Buddhist sacred texts
- 20. A set of opinions or convictions
- 21. Another word for a non-religious belief system
- 23. The holding or expressing of opinions that differ from those commonly or officially held
Down
- 1. A place of Buddhism pilgrimage and the largest Buddhist temple in the world
- 2. A series of actions or rites performed according to a prescribed order
- 3. A worldview that denies the existence of a God
- 5. What type of Buddhism is known as the 'great vehicle' and offers a path to nirvana for a greater number of people?
- 6. These have the ability to culturally unify a group of people through their representation and meaning
- 7. A process whereby religion loses its influence over the various spheres of social life
- 10. Community of Buddhist monks and nuns
- 12. The sayings of Buddha
- 14. Deeply held ideas and beliefs that guide our thinking, language and behaviour
- 16. A set of writings about the way monks and nuns should live
- 22. A Buddhist symbol of purity and enlightenment