Epics in Hindu and Buddhist Temples

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Across
  1. 3. – Battlefield of the Mahabharata war
  2. 6. – Religion associated with Jataka tales
  3. 9. – Indian epic about the war between Pandavas and Kauravas
  4. 11. – Righteousness or duty, key in Mahabharata
  5. 14. – Religion associated with Mahabharata
  6. 15. – Carved stories on temple walls
  7. 17. – Stories of Buddha’s past lives
  8. 19. – Value shown by heroes in Mahabharata
  9. 20. – Hindu temple in Indonesia with epic reliefs
  10. 21. – Dynasty that built Borobudur temple
  11. 22. – Buddhist kingdom in Indonesia spreading Jataka tales
Down
  1. 1. – Caring for others, key in Jataka tales
  2. 2. – Buddhist temple in Indonesia with Jataka reliefs
  3. 3. – Old Javanese poem retelling Mahabharata stories
  4. 4. – Divine figures in Hindu epics
  5. 5. – The five heroic brothers in Mahabharata
  6. 7. – Places of worship and storytelling
  7. 8. – Giving up for a greater good, taught in epics
  8. 10. – The 100 cousins who fought against the Pandavas
  9. 12. – Main characters performing noble acts
  10. 13. – Giving one’s well-being to help others (combine as one word)
  11. 16. – Faithfulness, important in Mahabharata
  12. 18. – Traditional shadow puppetry inspired by epics