Across
- 2. the unfair treatment of people based on their gender
- 5. a person who tries to achieve spiritual purity through self-denial
- 7. in Buddhism, a state of perfect wisdom, free of suffering
- 9. a collection of hundreds or scared hymns composed by the Aryans or Acient Asia
- 11. to the strain through overuse
- 12. membership in a community that gives a person civil and political rights and obligations
- 14. a system in which power is divided among central, regional, and local government
- 17. someone who tries to convert others to a particular religion
- 19. according to the moral law
- 22. the business practice of sending man computer-related tasks to workers outside the company
- 24. superior by a large margin
- 26. unfair treatment
- 27. something that provides infromation about something unknown
- 32. to thrive
- 34. the belief that one should hurt any living thing
- 35. the position of a country not allying itself with either of the superpowers during the cold war
- 36. result
- 38. few and scattered
- 39. makig small loans to people who start their own businesses
- 41. the physical features of an area
- 43. a willingness to respect different beliefs and customs
- 44. to split or divide
- 46. peaceful protest against laws considered unjust
Down
- 1. in Buddhism, a state of blissful peace without desire or suffering
- 3. in Buddhism, a being who has gained enlightenment and, out of compassion, tries to help others.
- 4. in Hinduism, a person's duty or hat is right for him or her
- 6. to calm or clear the mind, often by focusing on a single subject
- 8. to eliminate
- 10. member of the lowest indian caste grouping made up of people who did jobs no one else wanted to do.
- 13. government rules that set limits or standards for businesses
- 15. in Hinduism, liberation from reincarnation
- 16. fixed social class into which a person is born
- 18. something unreal or misleading
- 20. whatt a later thing or person is descended from
- 21. focused or gathered in
- 23. religious community
- 25. seasonal winds in south and southeast Asia
- 28. relating to the whole universe
- 29. in Hinduism, one supreme cosmic consciousness, spiritual force, or god.
- 30. to make up for
- 31. the rebirth of a soul in a new body
- 33. an area of north India that is home to many sikhs
- 37. a group of merchants or craftsmen working in the smae line of business
- 40. to slow or block the movement of something
- 42. thinker or teacher
- 45. in Hinduism, the effect of a person's actions in this and in previous lives