Across
- 4. Belief that all life was created by God.
- 5. Repeated, patterned religious act.
- 7. Sitting meditation, in Zen schools.
- 10. A sudden experience of enlightened awareness.
- 11. The holy Name of God, as recited by Sikhs.
- 12. Belief that one’s own tradition is the only true religion and that others are invalid.
- 14. A person who is dedicated to liberating others from suffering.
- 16. Community meal for all, regardless of caste or position.
Down
- 1. A Sikh temple.
- 2. Wisdom that is thought to come from direct experience of Ultimate Reality.
- 3. A usually ascetic spiritual community of followers gathered around their guru.
- 6. A Chinese and Japanese school emphasizing that all things have Buddha-nature, which can only be grasped when one escapes from the intellectual mind.
- 8. Revered ancient scriptures.
- 9. Visual contact with the divine.
- 13. Terse spiritual teaching.
- 15. Nectar made with sugar and water, symbolizing the sweetness of compassion.