The scepter of the Dionusiac initiate is the thursos (ivy-entwined staff).

The scepter of the Zen master is the wisteria-entwined staff.

Polu-[h]umnos (Pros-[h]ymnos) died at a fig tree; Dionusos memorialized him.

The Buddha reached extinction (nirvan.a) under a sacred fig-tree; his disciple was Maha-Maudgalyayana.

Dionusos sought and found his own mother in the Underworld (world of the dead) by descending into it.

Maha-Maudgalyayana sought and found his own mother in Niraya (world of the dead) by descending into it.

The protagonist [to Dionusos] was Luco-ergos, who wounded his own foot.

The protagonist [to the Buddha] was Deva-datta, who wounded his foot.

On Mt. PANGeUs, Luco-ergos was torn to pieces.

PAN-GU (?god of the Wu-sun = Issedones) was dismembered.