| BUDDHISM | Religion founded in India by Siddhartha Gautama (8) |
| JAINISM | A non-theistic ascetic religion founded in India in the 6th century BC |
| CAST | Begin fishing class in India by the sound (4) |
| AI | Technology poised for a threefold expansion in India by 2027, becoming a core business imperative.(abbrv) (2) |
| AMRITSAR | Central city of the Sikh religion, founded in 16th-century Punjab, NW India, by the guru Ram Das (8) |
| BUDDHIST | One following the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (8) |
| SRILANKA | Country separated from India by the Palk Strait (3,5) |
| BUDDHA | Title applied to Siddhartha Gautama, nobleman and teacher who founded a religion in India in the 6th century BC (6) |
| BABISM | Iran-centric religion founded in Persia in 1844 by 'Ali Muhammad Shirazi (6) |
| BAHAI | Religion founded in Persia in 1863 |
| SIKHS | Believers in religion founded in Punjab |
| ISLAM | Religion founded in the Arabian Peninsula in the 7th century (5) |
| MAYA | Mother, by Suddhodana, of Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha (4) |
| NEPAL | Birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, in Buddhist tradition |
| SIKH | Adherent of religion founded in Punjab |
| UU | Cross-denominational Christian religion founded in 1961, abbreviation |
| SIKHISM | Monotheistic religion founded in Punjab (7) |
| BODHI | ___ Tree (sacred fig under which Siddhartha Gautama is said to have gained enlightenment) |
| GOAHEAD | Advance made in part of India by top teacher (2,5) |
| EOLIAN | Travelling alone around India, by air in other words (6) |
