Bhagavad Gita teaches the humans how to live; it explains the people about their duties towards their families, the caste duties, etc. just like in Confucianism. In Confucianism, there are five relationships which included father to son, husband to wife, elder brother to younger brother, ruler to minister, and friend to friend. Also, the Confucian values emphasized personal qualities. Bhagavad Gita also talks about good and evil sides of the world, which is related to the beliefs of Zoroastrianism. Bhagavad Gita talks about Karma, which is if you do good deeds, you will end up in heaven and you will have a better life, etc - just like in Zoroastrianism. Zoroastrians' beliefs were '"good words, good thoughts, good deeds'" (175).
Another thing about Bhagavad Gita is, it talks about everyone having their own routes - due to people's different thinking and no body is on the same road as you are. In contrast, Zoroastrianism and Confucianism do not share this idea; they both believe that people are on the same road, people think alike, etc.
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