Across
- 2. the transcendent state attained as a result of being released from the cycle of rebirth.
- 4. the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers
- 7. having little or no rain.
- 10. A spiritual being who has compassionately vowed to achieve buddhahood.
- 12. the ultimate reality underlying all phenomena in Hinduism.
- 13. were polytheistic and worshiped gods who represented natural forces.
- 15. appearance of a deity in another form.
- 17. a persons soul in Hinduism.
- 18. the major goal of Buddhism.
- 19. the identifying marks of the Buddha.
- 20. A round burial mound
Down
- 1. a member of a people having no permanent home.
- 3. is an Indian religion and dharma, or a way of life, widely practiced in the Indian subcontinent.
- 5. one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India.
- 6. prayer or song of praise to the Gods or God
- 8. a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia.
- 9. A symbol of Buddhist dharma.
- 11. A branch of Buddhism, stressing universal enlightenment.
- 14. the principle of nonviolence toward all living things.
- 16. The practice of giving
