Hinduism-Zoroastrianism relations

There are direct links between Hinduism and Zoroastrianism. Many analysts of Hinduism claim that Hinduism embraces elements of all contemporary religions, Hence scriptures of Hinduism such as Vedas and Puranas, along with Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, have incorporated and adopted significantly elements from the Avesta of Greek religion and Zoroastrianism: Asura from Ahura, Deva from Daeva, Hindu monotheism from Ahura Mazda, Varuna, Vishnu and Garuda from Agni, the heavenly juice from the drink called Soma-Haoma, the contemporary Indian and Persian war of Devasuras from Arya, Arya from Mithra, Mitra from Mithra, Dyaushpita and Jupiter from Jupiter, Yagya to Yagya, Narasanga to Narasangasa, Indra, Gandharva to Gandharva, Vajra, Vayu, Mantra, Yama, Ahuti, Hamta to Sumati etc.
Cognate terms
The following is a list of cognate terms that may be gleaned from comparative linguistic analysis of the Rigveda and Avesta. Both collections are from the period after the proposed date of separation (c. 2nd millennium BC) of the Proto-Indo-Iranians into their respective Indic and Iranian branches.

 Vedic Sanskrit  Avestan  Common meaning āp  āp  "water," āpas "the Waters"  Apam Napat, Apām Napāt  Apām Napāt  the "water's offspring" aryaman  airyaman  "Arya-hood" (lit:** "member of Arya community") Asura Mahata/Medha (असुर महत/मेधा)  Ahura Mazda  "The Supreme Lord, Lord of Wisdom" rta  asha/arta  "active truth", extending to "order" and "righteousness" atharvan  āθrauuan, aθaurun Atar "priest"  ahi  azhi, (aži)  "dragon, snake", "serpent"  daiva, deva  daeva, (daēuua)  a class of divinities manu  manu  "man" mitra  mithra, miθra  "oath, covenant"  asura  ahura  another class of spirits sarvatat  Hauruuatāt  "intactness", "perfection" Sarasvatī (Ārdrāvī śūrā anāhitā, आर्द्रावी शूरा अनाहिता)  Haraxvati/Haraxvaitī (Ārəduuī Sūrā Anāhitā)  a controversial (generally considered mythological) river, a river goddess sauma, soma  haoma  a plant, deified svar  hvar, xvar  the Sun, also cognate to Greek helios, Latin sol, Engl. Sun Tapati  tapaiti  Possible fire/solar goddess; see Tabiti (a possibly Hellenised Scythian theonym). Cognate with Latin  and several other terms. Vrtra-/Vr̥tragʰná/Vritraban  verethra, vərəθra (cf. Verethragna, Vərəθraγna)  "obstacle" Yama  Yima  son of the solar deity Vivasvant/Vīuuahuuant yajña  yasna, object: yazata  "worship, sacrifice, oblation" Gandharva  Gandarewa  "heavenly beings" Nasatya  Nanghaithya  "twin Vedic gods associated with the dawn, medicine, and sciences" Amarattya  Ameretat  "immortality" Póṣa  Apaosha  "demon of drought" Ashman Asman  "sky, highest heaven" Angira Manyu Angra Mainyu "destructive/evil spirit, spirit, temper, ardour, passion, anger, teacher of divine knowledge" Manyu  Maniyu  "anger, wrath" Sarva  Sarva  "Rudra, Vedic god of wind, Shiva" Madhu  Madu  "honey" Bhuta  Buiti  "ghost" Mantra  Manthra  "sacred spell" Aramati  Armaiti  "piety" Amrita  Amesha  "nectar of immortality" Amrita Spanda (अमृत स्पन्द) Amesha Spenta  "holy nectar of immortality" Sumati  Humata  "good thought" Sukta  Hukhta  "good word" Narasamsa  Nairyosangha  "praised man" Vayu  Vaiiu  "wind" Vajra  Vazra  "bolt" Ushas  Ushah  "dawn" Ahuti  azuiti  "offering" púraṁdhi  purendi   bhaga  baga  "lord, patron, wealth, prosperity, sharer/distributor of good fortune" Usij  Usij  "priest" trita  thrita  "the third" Mas  Mah  "moon, month" Vivasvant  Vivanhvant  "lighting up, matutinal" Druh  Druj  "Evil spirit" Ahi Dasaka  Azhi Dahaka  "biting serpent"

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