The History of Buddhist Thought c13.s1.7

c13.s1.7

In the next sector are the Asuras, and at the foot of Mount Meru the wishing tree, Cittapāṭalī, which here extends into Indra’s heaven of the thirty-three gods. In Indra’s heaven is said to be the tree Pārijātaka (Pāli, Pāricchattaka), and here there may be some confusion or special legend about the two. Indra’s heaven is properly on the top of Mount Meru, but the circular arrangement of the picture has probably prevented exact representation.