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