Across
- 4. a person's duty or what is right for him or her
- 5. a large land mass that is set apart from the rest of the continent
- 8. avoiding doing harm to any living thing
- 10. a main river & all of the other rivers & streams that drain into it (2 words)
- 12. the one supreme cosmic consciousness, spiritual force, or God
- 13. a state of perfect wisdom
- 15. the rulers and warriors in the Indian caste system
- 16. a type of Buddhism that focuses on the Buddha's compassion
- 17. to calm or clear the mind often by focusing on a single object
- 20. religious thinkers and teachers
- 21. seasonal winds that help help lives in a region
- 22. a fixed social class into which a person is born
- 23. the liberation from reincarnation
Down
- 1. a special building used to hold surplus grain
- 2. the landowners, bankers, and merchants
- 3. a fortified area found in most ancient cities
- 5. the people who worked farm land & other manual labor jobs
- 6. a state of blissful peace without desire or suffering
- 7. the effect of a person's actions in this and in previous lives
- 9. the rebirth of a soul in a new body
- 11. a collection of hundreds of sacred hymns
- 12. a religion based on priests & rituals, particularly sacrifices to the gods
- 14. a type of Buddhism that focuses on the wisdom of the Buddha
- 17. religious communities for Buddhist followers
- 18. people who performed dirt jobs, such as cleaning the toilets or butchering animals
- 19. the highest varna, consisting of priests