Across
- 2. to place all of ones attention on something
- 7. the Hindu god of Preservation
- 8. Believed to be the core spirit of the universe by Hindus
- 9. a person's personal duty based on the individuals place in society
- 10. an system in India where people are restricted in the jobs they may take and in their association with members of other castes
- 12. The holy writings of the Hindu Religion
- 14. a state of perfect happiness and peace
- 16. the belief in the rebirth of the soul after death
- 17. Worlds third largest religion practiced mainly in India
- 19. the belief in multiple gods
- 21. these Buddhists believe that Buddha is god
- 22. a force that decides the form that people will be reborn in their next life
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- 1. for Buddhists this explained the reason for life and the reason for life's suffering
- 3. a spiritual leader in India who became famous for his nonviolent protest of British rule in India
- 4. founder of Buddhism who became known as the Buddha
- 5. the leader of Tibet's Buddhist community
- 6. according to the Buddha this was the path to enlightenment and release from the cycle of reincarnation
- 11. the Hindu god of destruction
- 13. the place in society a person holds
- 15. sometimes considered an offshoot of Buddhism it believes in peace and the sanctity of all life
- 18. to focus one's thoughts to gain a higher level of spiritual understanding
- 20. means "teaching of the elders" these Buddhists believe Buddha was a great teacher but not God