Across
- 3. Seasonal winds in South and Southeast Asia
- 5. Thinker or teacher
- 7. A person who tries to achieve spiritual purity through self-denial
- 10. Adj., According to moral law
- 12. In Hinduism, the effect of a person's actions in this and in previous lives
- 14. V., To slow or block the movement of something
- 16. To calm or clear the mind, often by focusing on a single subject
- 18. In Buddhism, a being who has gained enlightenment and, out of compassion, tries to help others
- 20. Adj., Focused on or gathered in
- 22. an area of North India that is home to many Sikhs
- 24. V., To make up for
- 25. N., Forerunner or past relative; What a later thing or person is descended from
- 27. V., To thrive
- 28. The position of a country not allying itself with either of the superpowers during the Cold War
- 31. N., Something that provides information about something unknown
- 33. In Buddhism, a state of blissful peace without desire or suffering
- 34. V., To eliminate
- 37. In Buddhism, a state of perfect wisdom, free of suffering
- 38. Someone who tries to convert others to a particular region
- 41. Adv., Superior by a large margin
- 43. The belief that one should not hurt any living thing
- 45. In Hinduism, a person's duty or what is right for him or her
- 46. Membership in a community that gives a person civil and political rights and obligations
Down
- 1. Result
- 2. Adj., Relating to the whole universe
- 4. The unfair treatment of people based on gender
- 6. The rebirth of a soul in a new body
- 8. A collection of hundreds of sacred hymns composed by the Aryans of ancient India
- 9. A system in which power is divided among central, regional, and local governments
- 11. Member of the lowest Indian caste grouping made up of people who did jobs no one else wanted to do
- 13. Making small loans to people who start their own business
- 15. To split or divide
- 17. The physical features of an area
- 19. Unfair treatment
- 21. A willingness to respect different beliefs and customs
- 23. Peaceful protest against laws considered unjust
- 26. Government rules that set limits or standards for business
- 29. The business practice of sending many computer-related tasks to workers outside the company
- 30. V., To strain through overuse
- 32. N., Something unreal or misleading
- 35. Religious community
- 36. In Hinduism, one supreme cosmic consciousness, spiritual force, or God
- 39. Adj., few and scattered
- 40. In Hinduism, liberation from reincarnation
- 42. A group of merchants or craftsmen working in the same line of business
- 44. Fixed social class into which a person is born