Across
- 2. contain the essence of Buddhist teaching
- 4. two complementary and opposite forces that make up all aspects of life
- 6. Chinese philosophy based on Laozi's writings
- 9. final goal of Buddhism, a transcendent state
- 10. the idea that there could only be one legitimate ruler of China at a time
- 13. ancient people though to have spoken the hypothetical proto Indo-European language
- 14. virtue and respect for one's elders
- 16. permanent professional branches of Government
- 20. series of fortifications in the historical north of China
- 22. respect for all living things and avoidance of violence
- 23. pre-Islamic religion of ancient Persia
- 24. major religious and cultural tradition of India
- 25. subregion of Asia, peninsular shape in South Asia
Down
- 1. freedom from the eternal circle of life
- 3. highest universal principle, the ultimate reality
- 5. person sent on a religious mission
- 7. the rebirth of a soul in a new body
- 8. hereditary social classes of Hindu society
- 11. Chinese political statement on rise and fall of dynasties
- 12. a principle of cause and effect
- 15. wind-blown deposits of fine sediment
- 17. cosmic order or law
- 18. the spiritual life principle of the universe
- 19. large body of religious texts originating in ancient India
- 20. ancient Indian Empire covering the Indian Subcontinent
- 21. the path to nirvana