Across
- 2. belief in many gods
- 7. cycle of birth, death, and re-birth
- 9. founder of Buddhism
- 12. Country where most of the followers of Hinduism live
- 13. polytheistic religion that originated from a combination of beliefs and practices in ancient India
- 14. fulfilling one's duty in life; laws to live by based on a person's caste
- 15. What Buddhists must do in order to end suffering and reach nirvana
- 16. the social structure of India
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- 1. belief in one god
- 3. prince who wandered around India for seven year, while meditating he was "enlightened" and became the Buddha
- 4. sacred text for Hinduism; written in Sanskrit
- 5. elease from the pain and suffering of rebirth and becoming one with the universal spirit, only Brahmins can achieve this
- 6. religion that was started by the Buddha in ancient India
- 8. Life is full of suffering; desire causes suffering; end desire and end suffering; follow eight fold path to end desire.
- 10. belief in Buddhism that you can free yourself from reincarnation and become one with the universe
- 11. how a person lives determines what form the person will take in the next life