Across
- 3. A belief system developed in India by Siddhartha that teaches Enlightenment is reached by overcoming desires.
- 7. A member of the lowest-caste in Indian society; contact with untouchables is believed to defile (make dirty) members of higher castes.
- 8. A large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent.
- 9. A barrier constructed to prevent the flooding of a river.
- 10. The highest mountain in the world.
- 11. A social class system in which someone stays in the same class until death.
- 12. The force generated by the persons actions that determines how this person will be reborn in the next life.
- 13. A long period of no rain.
Down
- 1. The ultimate form of life free from suffering and desires.
- 2. The first Indian civilization.
- 4. A polytheistic religon that began in India; beliefs include dharma and reincarnation; the goal of which is to reach Nirvana.
- 5. A seasonal wind pattern in southern Asia; bringing floods to area.
- 6. The belief that the individual soul is reborn in a different form after death.
- 8. An ancient Indo-European language used in the practice of Hinduism.