Across
- 3. Vaishnavas worship Vishnu as the supreme god.
- 6. ancient language
- 7. temple or shrine
- 8. sacred book and texts
- 9. Smartas consider all deities to be equal.
- 12. the universal self, identical with the eternal core of the personality that after death either transmigrates to a new life or attains release (moksha) from the bonds of existence
- 15. the destroyer
- 17. circle of birth and death
- 18. Hindu word or sound for God. Hindus will say this at the beginning and end of all prayers.
- 20. warriors and rulers
- 21. the preserver who maintains balance
Down
- 1. priests and teachers
- 2. Philosophical texts discussing the importance of growing away from ignorance
- 3. farmers, traders and merchants
- 4. Shaktas worship Devi as the supreme goddess.
- 5. Shaivas worship Shiva as the supreme god.
- 10. Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva
- 11. outcasts street sweepers, latrine cleaners
- 13. good comes from good and bad comes from bad. Hindus believe that the soul earns good or bad karma through its actions actions and concequences
- 14. worship
- 16. creator of the universe who is thought to have brought all the universe into being
- 17. labourers
- 19. freedom from the cycle of life death and rebirth
