The Topic 8 Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. being who have gained enlightenment and, out of compassion, try to help others
  2. 3. the effect of a person's actions in this and in previous lives
  3. 9. adj., focused on or gathered in
  4. 12. adj., according to moral law
  5. 14. people who seek to spread their religion
  6. 15. adj., superior by a large margin
  7. 17. which power is divided among central, regional, and local governments
  8. 18. n., something unreal or misleading
  9. 23. peaceful protests against laws considered unjust
  10. 24. the unfair treatment of people based on their gender
  11. 29. v., to make up for
  12. 31. adj., relating to the whole universe
  13. 32. the rebirth of a soul in a new body
  14. 34. the practice of hiring outside firms or workers to perform specific tasks for a company
  15. 36. thinkers and teachers
  16. 37. a membership in a state or community that gives a person civil and political rights and obligations
  17. 39. to calm or clear the mind, often by focusing on a single subject
  18. 41. a state of perfect wisdom, free of suffering
  19. 42. making small loans to people with their own small businesses
Down
  1. 1. consciousness, spiritual force or god
  2. 2. v., to eliminate
  3. 4. a person who tries to achieve spiritual purity through self-denial
  4. 5. people in this caste had to do jobs that no one else wanted
  5. 6. adj., few and scattered
  6. 7. n., result
  7. 8. a person's duty or what is right for him or her
  8. 10. unfair treatment
  9. 11. religious communities
  10. 13. liberation from reincarnation
  11. 16. a state of blissful peace without desire or suffering
  12. 19. groups of merchants or craftsmen working in the same line of business
  13. 20. v., to strain through overuse
  14. 21. an area of what is now northern pakistan and India
  15. 22. fixed social class into which a person is born
  16. 23. a policy of not allying with either of the superpowers
  17. 25. v., to thrive
  18. 26. v., to slow or block the movement of something
  19. 27. seasonal winds and weather patterns
  20. 28. the belief-shared by the religions of Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism
  21. 30. forerunner or past relative; what a later thing develops from
  22. 33. government rules that set limits or standards for businesses
  23. 35. the physical features of an area
  24. 38. split
  25. 40. the willingness to respect different beliefs and customs