Across
- 2. active compassion: the urgent desire and commitment to relieve the suffering of others
- 4. precepts, Buddhist voluntary rules, not divine commandments enforced with punitive threats
- 8. the official teaching authority of the Roman Catholic Church, consisting of the Pope and bishops
- 10. the Budhhist universal law of intentional moral cause and effect shaping one's present and future existence
- 12. the ultimate spiritual goal in Buddhism, meaning literally "to blow out" or "to extinguish"
- 14. practical training structured into wisdom, ethical conduct and meditation
Down
- 1. Buddhist term for suffering
- 3. seeker, someone who has submitted an application for international sanctuary and awaits formal assessment by a national government
- 5. dei, created in the image of God
- 6. unconditional loving-kindness and goodwill directed toward all living beings without distinction
- 7. an individual choosing to relocate primarily for economic opportunity, education, or family reunion, who continues to enjoy home-state protection
- 9. the continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth characterised by suffering
- 11. the highest, unconditional, and self-sacrificing form of love in Christianity
- 13. a person proven to possess a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group