Across
- 5. a member of the lowest caste in indian society contact with untouchebles is believed to defile(make dirty) members of higher castes
- 9. a social class system in which someone stays in the same class until death
- 10. cosmic law and order the divine law
- 12. a seasonal wind pattern in southern Asia bringing floods to area
- 14. the belief that the individual soul is rebord in a different form after death
- 15. the highest mountain in the world
Down
- 1. a belief system developed in India by siddhartha that teaches enlightenment is reached by overcoming desires
- 2. a long period of no rain
- 3. the ultimate form of life free from suffering and desires
- 4. a barrier constructed to prevent the flooding of a river
- 6. a large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent
- 7. the first indian civilization
- 8. an ancient indo-european language used in the practice if hinduism
- 11. a polytheistic religion that began in India beliefs include dharma and incarnation the goal of which is to reach nirvanna
- 13. the force generated by the persons actions that determains how this person will be reborn in the next life