BuddhaNet Crossword Puzzle #21

Across 
	3	Words or sentences possessing magic power. (7)
	5	Celestial nymph. (6)
	7	Member of the warrior caste, the second highest in the Indian social scheme. (9)
	8	The soul, conceived as one in reality with Brahman. (5)
	11	Nun. (9)
	14	A disciple of Buddha, the earliest convert to his preaching. (8)
	16	God of the dead; sometimes, death personified. (4)
	17	Verses; poem composed of them. (5)
	20	Buddha's cousin and closest personal companion among his disciples. (6)
	21	"No soul" (doctrine) of Buddhism. (6)
	22	Philosophical dialogues or treatises of ancient India. (10)
	23	One of the schools of Chinese and Japanese Buddhism, emphasizing abandonment of striving as the way to enlightenment. (4)

Down 
	1	One of the great Bodhisattvas. In Japanese, Fugen. (13)
	2	King; chief; ruler. (4)
	4	The state achieved by the conquest of craving; the spiritual goal of Buddhism. (Sanskrit) (7)
	6	One of Buddha's chief disciples. (9)
	7	A large number. (4)
	9	A sage. (4)
	10	The state achieved by the conquest of craving; the spiritual goal of Buddhism. (Pali) (7)
	12	"The lesser vehicle"; one of the two major divisions of Buddhism. (8)
	13	The Evil One; the great tempter. (4)
	14	One of Buddha's disciples. (7)
	15	The Buddha who is the main object of devotion in the Pure Land School of Chinese Buddhism, and the Jodo and Shin Schools in Japan. (5)
	18	Craving; selfish or blind demandingness. (5)
	19	Memory recognition; the faculty of systematic cognition. (5)

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