Religions

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Across
  1. 6. Impermanence.
  2. 7. Any personal response to dimensions of life that are considered sacred.
  3. 10. A subtle energy center in the body.
  4. 12. Community meal for all, regardless of caste or position.
  5. 13. Our actions and their effects on this life and lives to come.
  6. 15. Liberation from mental afflictions, suffering, and rebirth.
  7. 16. A “worthy one” who has followed the Buddha’s path to liberation.
Down
  1. 1. Wisdom that is thought to come from direct experience of Ultimate Reality.
  2. 2. Order of Sikhs who have undergone special initiation and observe a strict code of conduct.
  3. 3. Taking a flexible, nondogmatic approach.
  4. 4. The worldly cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.
  5. 5. Small sword worn by Khalsa initiates.
  6. 8. A sacred esoteric text with spiritual practices honoring the divine in female form.
  7. 9. A question used by Zen teachers to boggle the student’s mind and thus liberate direct awareness.
  8. 11. Nectar made with sugar and water, symbolizing the sweetness of compassion.
  9. 14. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.