| SIDDHA | In Hinduism and Jainism, a person who has attained a state of spiritual perfection (6) |
| DHARMA | Concept in Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism |
| YOGIC | Relating to a Hindu discipline aimed at attaining a state of spiritual insight and tranquillity (5) |
| SAMSARA | Concept of life as an ongoing cycle of death and rebirth, central to religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism (7) |
| BODHISATTVA | Person who has attained enlightenment in Buddhism |
| ARHAT | Perfected person who has attained nirvana (5) |
| MANTRA | In Hinduism and Buddhism, a word used as an object of concentration (6) |
| RENOWN | Point to the owner who has attained fame (6) |
| EXPERT | A person who has a lot of knowledge about a particular subject (6) |
| FOURTH | After 11 competitions, this cyclist, initially from Urchfont, sadly only ever attained a position just outside of the medals (6) |
| MOZART | "The culminating point that beauty has attained in the sphere of music," per Tchaikovsky |
| DOCTOR | Name a person who has received the highest degree conferred by a university (6) |
| TANTRA | Early mystical traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism (6) |
| REPUTE | You see! Peter has attained fame! (6) |
| EULOGY | A tribute to a person who has recently died (6) |
| EMIGRE | A person who has settled in a different country, especially one forced to leave his native country for political reasons |
| LEGEND | Inscription on a coin for a person who has achieved fame |
| RANSOM | Money paid to release a person who has been kidnapped (6) |
| SHASTRA | A work of sacred scripture in Hinduism and some forms of Buddhism (7) |
| PADMA | The sacred lotus in Hinduism and Buddhism; or, a branch of the Ganges (5) |
