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## Third Chapter: The Jambū Tree
**[435 [151]]** O Bhagavan! Where is the Jambūpīṭha, the seat of the Jambū tree, also known as Sudarśanā, in the Uttarakuru region?
O Gautama! In the northeast [Īśānakoṇa] of the Meru mountain in Jambūdvīpa, south of the Nīlavant Varṣadhara mountain, west of the Mālavant Vakṣaskāra mountain, east of the Gandhamādana Vakṣaskāra mountain, on the eastern bank of the Śītā Mahānādī river, lies the Jambūpīṭha, a seat in the Uttarakuru region. It is five hundred yojanas long and wide, with a circumference of slightly more than fifteen hundred eighty-one yojanas. It is twelve yojanas wide in the middle, gradually decreasing in width due to the loss of land, and finally becoming two kosas thick at the ends. It is entirely made of Jambūnanda [gold], pure and perfect. This Jambūpīṭha is surrounded on all sides by a Padmavaravedikā and a forest. Both should be described.
Four Trisopanapratirūpaka are mentioned in the four directions of this Jambūpīṭha. All the descriptions should be given as before. The description of the toranas and the numerous chatras should be given.
Above this Jambūpīṭha is a very beautiful land, as smooth as the stretched leather of a Mṛdanga [drum], and the description should be given as before, up to the touch of the jewels. In the exact middle of this beautiful land is a large Mani-pīṭhikā, eight yojanas long and wide, and four yojanas thick. It is made of jewels, pure, smooth, and perfect. Above this Mani-pīṭhikā is the large Jambū tree, Sudarśanā [also known as Sudarśanā Apara Jambū], the Jambūvakṣa. This Jambū tree is eight yojanas high, half a yojana deep in the ground, two yojanas in its trunk, eight yojanas wide, its branches extend six yojanas, it is eight yojanas wide in the middle, and more than eight yojanas [eight and a half yojanas] high, including the height of the roots and the top. Its roots are made of Vajraratna [diamond], its branches are made of Rajata [silver] and are tall. The description of the Chaitya tree should be given as before, including its large trunk made of Riṣṭharatna [ruby], its beautiful [beautiful and Vaidūrya] trunk made of Vaidūrya, its beautiful and excellent silver branches, its branches and sub-branches made of various jewels and gems, its leaves made of Vaidūrya, and its leaf stalks made of Tapanīya Suvarna [gold]. Its coral and buds are made of Jambūnanda [gold], they are red, soft, and have a soft touch. It has flowers of various jewels and gems. These flowers are fragrant. Its branches are bent down by the weight of the fruits. This Jambū tree is beautiful, with a beautiful glow, beauty, radiance, and gives great satisfaction to the mind. It is magnificent, beautiful, and perfect.
1. The commentator mentions a different opinion, saying, "Others say that its roots and branches are made of Suvarna [gold], and its sub-branches are made of Rajata [silver]." Others say that its top branches, buds, and shoots are made of Jambūnanda [gold], and its leaves are made of Rajata [silver].
The following verses from the Sangrahaṇī are relevant to this topic:
> Its roots are made of Vajra, its trunk is made of Riṣṭha,
> Its branches are made of Suvarna, and its leaves are made of Rajata. // 1 //
> Its leaves are made of Vaidūrya, its leaf stalks are made of Tatraṇija,
> Its buds and top branches are made of Jambūnanda, and its fruits are made of Rajata. // 2 //