Across
- 2. an area of north Asia that is home to many Sikhs
- 3. a willingness to respect different beliefs and customs
- 6. in Hinduism, the effect of a person’s actions in this and previous lives
- 8. in Hinduism, one supreme cosmic conscious, spiritual force, or God
- 9. forerunner or past relative; what a later thing or person descends from
- 10. in Buddhism, a state of blissful peace without desire or suffering
- 12. government rules that set limits or standards for businesses
- 15. to make up for
- 18. relating to the whole universe
- 19. the belief that one should not hurt a living thing
- 21. the business practice of sending many computer-related tasks to workers outside of the company
- 24. result
- 25. to split or divide
- 26. a system in which power is divided among central, regional, and local governments
- 29. in Buddhism, a being who has gained enlightenment and, out of compassion, tries to help others
- 33. religious community
- 35. in Buddhism, a state of perfect wisdom, free of suffering
- 36. focused on or gathered in
- 37. to strain through overuse
- 38. unfair treatment
- 41. peaceful protest against laws considered unjust
- 42. a collection of hundreds of sacred hymns composed by the aryans of ancient India
- 43. to thrive
- 44. someone who tries to convert others to a particular religion
Down
- 1. a group of merchants or craftsmen working in the same line of business
- 4. rebirth of a soul in a new body
- 5. member in the lowest Indian caste grouping made up of people who did jobs no one else wanted to do
- 7. the position of a country not allying itself with either of the superpowers during the Cold War
- 11. a person who tries to achieve spiritual purity through self-denial
- 13. in Hinduism, a person’s duty or what is right for him or her
- 14. seasonal winds in south and southeast asia
- 16. the unfair treatment of people based on gender
- 17. few and scattered
- 20. the physical features of an area
- 21. superior by a large margin
- 22. to slow or block the movement of something
- 23. thinker or teacher
- 27. in Hinduism, liberation from reincarnation
- 28. something that provides information about something unknown
- 30. making small loans to people who start their own businesses
- 31. fixed social class into which a person is born
- 32. to calm or to clear the mind, often by focusing on a single subject
- 34. according to moral law
- 39. membership in a community that gives a person civil and political rights and obligations
- 40. to eliminate