ancient persian god ahura is similar to the vedic god varuna ( and mitra ).
ancient persian god ahura is similar to the vedic god varuna ( and mitra ).
ancient persian god ahura is similar to the vedic god?
varuna ( and mitra )
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some scholars (kuiper. iij i, 1957; zimmer. münchner studien 1984:187–215) believe that ahura mazda originates from *vouruna-mitra, or vedic varuna (and mitra). according to william w malandra both varuna (in vedic period) and ahura mazda (in old iranian religion) represented same indo-iranian concept of a supreme "wise, all-knowing lord".
ahura mazda
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avestan ahura derives from indo-iranian asura, also attested in an indian context as rigvedic asura. avestan daivas are considered synonymous to vedic devtas, or adityas.









































vedas and zoroastrian avesta have a common name ahura-mazda, which may refer to some vedic god (sometimes in rigveda some demigods or devatas are worshipped as "asura", which in zoroastrianism is ahura-mazda. see also: vishnu sahasranama (aditya: 39 aadityah, 563 aadityah - son of aditi). ahura-mazda is commonly considered a link between avestan zoroastrianism and asuras of vedic literature, however there is no one specifically called ahura mazda in the vedas.
âdityas