A heavenly tree on Mount Sumeru (yongs ’du).

In Indian mythology, a tree in Indra’s heaven that is said to fulfill all desires.

Name of a forest of kovidāra trees possessed by the Thirty-Three Gods.

The immense wish-fulling tree that stands to the northeast of the city of Sudarśana in Trāyastriṃśa heaven.

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis. Presently in Hindi called parijat, pārijāta in Kannada, and so on. It features prominently in Indian legends and is one of the earthly trees that are are said to be in paradise. Some dictionaries equate it with the coral tree (māndārava).

A wish-fulfilling tree that is sometimes associated with the coral tree (māndārava). There are many references to such trees, but the most famous is the one in the Heaven of the Thirty-Three enjoyed by the gods. It is rooted in Mount Meru and is a source of envy for the asuras, since they can only see its base, and the cittapātali tree that grows in their own realm pales in comparison.

A large, majestic tree located in the Heaven of the Thirty-Three.

The immense wish-fulling tree that stands in the Heaven of the Thirty-Three.

A flowering tree that grows in the Heaven of the Thirty-Three, with flowers that can be seen from fifty leagues away and a fragrance that can be smelled from one hundred leagues away. The blossoms of this tree delight the gods of the Heaven of the Thirty-Three, who eagerly watch and rejoice in each stage of their development. The kovidāra tree is glossed as Bauhinia variegata, which also bears the common names “orchid tree” or “purple orchid tree.” The Sanskrit name of this tree indicates that it is a “purple orchid tree” (kovidāra) for either “one who circumambulates” or “one who goes on pilgrimage” (pāriyātraka).