Sigh.
Dude.
I'm not going to spoon-feed you anymore. Nor get into silly dick measuring debates on Zoroastrianism cause you are clearly not equipped.
Hindus worship Mithra as Surya.
They are the same God.
Cheers, Doc
LOL.... you are not going to spoon feed me ? ? ?
You do realize I always asked questions to which I already know the answer to , right ? My questions are always a trap for those who claim to know "facts".
Like testing to know if you know the relationship between Fire and Ahur Mazda.
Mithra is not worshiped as Surya by Hindus. Mithra was "Light", not sun, not friendship or peace.
There is a Pratha Upasthana Mantra in morning Sandhyavandan of every Hindu. (morning prayers )
"Om
mitrasya charshaneedhritaha shrava devasya-sannasim, satyam chitrashravastamam.
Mirto janaan yaatayati prajaanan,
mitro daadhaara pruthiveem-uta dyaam,
mitrah krushteer-animishaa-abhichashte satyaaya havyam dhritava-dvidhema.
Pra sa
mitra marto astu prayasvaan, yasta aditya shikshati vratena,
na hanyate na jeeyate tvoto nainam-gm ho ashnoti-anti-to na dooraat."
It means,
"salutations to the Light who is the sustainer of all beings. All glories belong to Mitra as all truth is god.
Light activates all beings, He is a witness who is not involved (detached). God sustains the earth by the light and the sun.
God watches all actions in the light and gives fruits of our action, we offer offerings to this god (ghee, water etc.)".
Mitra here is called upon as proof presence of god as well as the presence of Sun.
In this mantra Mitra is also referred as the glory of Ishwara or God or Cosmic Consciousness.
Now Mitra is also the 12 sons of Aditi, the first of whom is "Aditya" or the Sun. They are -
Vivasvan, Aryama, Pusa, Tvasta, Savita, Bhaga, Dhata, Vidhata, Varuna, Mitra, Satru and Urukrama.
These refers to the 12 different months of the Hindu solar calendar where the Sun has different influence on earth.
Mitra refers to Sun in the month of Ashwin which starts with Navaratri, then durga pooja, then Dussehra and finally Kali pooja.
This is the same in zorashtrian calendar where the month is called Mehr (Mitra).
Mitra is also associated with Agni as AgniMitra which is the light of agni or fire.
Finally Mitra comes from the sanskrit root "Mita+tra" where "Mita" means to destroy and Tra means protective force. So Mitra is also the Protector and Destroyer at the same time. This refers to Ishwara or God.
That is why he is involved in peace treaties.
Jihadis spewing venom on Hindus....
what else is new?
They are losing their bastions one by one. Bengal is gone & now Kerala looks like gone as well.
Where will the Jihadis hide now?
He is a xtian crusader, not a jihadi.
Mithra is the god of friendship. Hence he was referred in all peace treaties in the ancient days.
No he is not.