#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
string to_string(string s) { return '"' + s + '"'; }
string to_string(const char* s) { return to_string((string)s); }
string to_string(bool b) { return (b ? "true" : "false"); }
template <typename A, typename B>
string to_string(pair<A, B> p) {
  return "(" + to_string(p.first) + ", " + to_string(p.second) + ")";
}
template <typename A>
string to_string(A v) {
  bool first = true;
  string res = "{";
  for (const auto& x : v) {
    if (!first) {
      res += ", ";
    }
    first = false;
    res += to_string(x);
  }
  res += "}";
  return res;
}
void debug_out() { cerr << endl; }
template <typename Head, typename... Tail>
void debug_out(Head H, Tail... T) {
  cerr << " " << to_string(H);
  debug_out(T...);
}
template <typename T>
T inverse(T a, T m) {
  T u = 0, v = 1;
  while (a != 0) {
    T t = m / a;
    m -= t * a;
    swap(a, m);
    u -= t * v;
    swap(u, v);
  }
  assert(m == 1);
  return u;
}
template <typename T>
class Modular {
 public:
  using Type = typename decay<decltype(T::value)>::type;
  constexpr Modular() : value() {}
  template <typename U>
  Modular(const U& x) {
    value = normalize(x);
  }
  template <typename U>
  static Type normalize(const U& x) {
    Type v;
    if (-mod() <= x && x < mod())
      v = static_cast<Type>(x);
    else
      v = static_cast<Type>(x % mod());
    if (v < 0) v += mod();
    return v;
  }
  const Type& operator()() const { return value; }
  template <typename U>
  explicit operator U() const {
    return static_cast<U>(value);
  }
  constexpr static Type mod() { return T::value; }
  Modular& operator+=(const Modular& other) {
    if ((value += other.value) >= mod()) value -= mod();
    return *this;
  }
  Modular& operator-=(const Modular& other) {
    if ((value -= other.value) < 0) value += mod();
    return *this;
  }
  template <typename U>
  Modular& operator+=(const U& other) {
    return *this += Modular(other);
  }
  template <typename U>
  Modular& operator-=(const U& other) {
    return *this -= Modular(other);
  }
  Modular& operator++() { return *this += 1; }
  Modular& operator--() { return *this -= 1; }
  Modular operator++(int) {
    Modular result(*this);
    *this += 1;
    return result;
  }
  Modular operator--(int) {
    Modular result(*this);
    *this -= 1;
    return result;
  }
  Modular operator-() const { return Modular(-value); }
  template <typename U = T>
  typename enable_if<is_same<typename Modular<U>::Type, int>::value,
                     Modular>::type&
  operator*=(const Modular& rhs) {
    value = normalize(static_cast<int64_t>(value) *
                      static_cast<int64_t>(rhs.value));
    return *this;
  }
  template <typename U = T>
  typename enable_if<is_same<typename Modular<U>::Type, int64_t>::value,
                     Modular>::type&
  operator*=(const Modular& rhs) {
    int64_t q = static_cast<int64_t>(static_cast<long double>(value) *
                                     rhs.value / mod());
    value = normalize(value * rhs.value - q * mod());
    return *this;
  }
  template <typename U = T>
  typename enable_if<!is_integral<typename Modular<U>::Type>::value,
                     Modular>::type&
  operator*=(const Modular& rhs) {
    value = normalize(value * rhs.value);
    return *this;
  }
  Modular& operator/=(const Modular& other) {
    return *this *= Modular(inverse(other.value, mod()));
  }
  template <typename U>
  friend bool operator==(const Modular<U>& lhs, const Modular<U>& rhs);
  template <typename U>
  friend bool operator<(const Modular<U>& lhs, const Modular<U>& rhs);
  template <typename U>
  friend std::istream& operator>>(std::istream& stream, Modular<U>& number);

 private:
  Type value;
};
template <typename T>
bool operator==(const Modular<T>& lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) {
  return lhs.value == rhs.value;
}
template <typename T, typename U>
bool operator==(const Modular<T>& lhs, U rhs) {
  return lhs == Modular<T>(rhs);
}
template <typename T, typename U>
bool operator==(U lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) {
  return Modular<T>(lhs) == rhs;
}
template <typename T>
bool operator!=(const Modular<T>& lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) {
  return !(lhs == rhs);
}
template <typename T, typename U>
bool operator!=(const Modular<T>& lhs, U rhs) {
  return !(lhs == rhs);
}
template <typename T, typename U>
bool operator!=(U lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) {
  return !(lhs == rhs);
}
template <typename T>
bool operator<(const Modular<T>& lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) {
  return lhs.value < rhs.value;
}
template <typename T>
Modular<T> operator+(const Modular<T>& lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) {
  return Modular<T>(lhs) += rhs;
}
template <typename T, typename U>
Modular<T> operator+(const Modular<T>& lhs, U rhs) {
  return Modular<T>(lhs) += rhs;
}
template <typename T, typename U>
Modular<T> operator+(U lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) {
  return Modular<T>(lhs) += rhs;
}
template <typename T>
Modular<T> operator-(const Modular<T>& lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) {
  return Modular<T>(lhs) -= rhs;
}
template <typename T, typename U>
Modular<T> operator-(const Modular<T>& lhs, U rhs) {
  return Modular<T>(lhs) -= rhs;
}
template <typename T, typename U>
Modular<T> operator-(U lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) {
  return Modular<T>(lhs) -= rhs;
}
template <typename T>
Modular<T> operator*(const Modular<T>& lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) {
  return Modular<T>(lhs) *= rhs;
}
template <typename T, typename U>
Modular<T> operator*(const Modular<T>& lhs, U rhs) {
  return Modular<T>(lhs) *= rhs;
}
template <typename T, typename U>
Modular<T> operator*(U lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) {
  return Modular<T>(lhs) *= rhs;
}
template <typename T>
Modular<T> operator/(const Modular<T>& lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) {
  return Modular<T>(lhs) /= rhs;
}
template <typename T, typename U>
Modular<T> operator/(const Modular<T>& lhs, U rhs) {
  return Modular<T>(lhs) /= rhs;
}
template <typename T, typename U>
Modular<T> operator/(U lhs, const Modular<T>& rhs) {
  return Modular<T>(lhs) /= rhs;
}
template <typename T, typename U>
Modular<T> power(const Modular<T>& a, const U& b) {
  assert(b >= 0);
  Modular<T> x = a, res = 1;
  U p = b;
  while (p > 0) {
    if (p & 1) res *= x;
    x *= x;
    p >>= 1;
  }
  return res;
}
template <typename T>
string to_string(const Modular<T>& number) {
  return to_string(number());
}
template <typename T>
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const Modular<T>& number) {
  return stream << number();
}
template <typename T>
std::istream& operator>>(std::istream& stream, Modular<T>& number) {
  typename common_type<typename Modular<T>::Type, int64_t>::type x;
  stream >> x;
  number.value = Modular<T>::normalize(x);
  return stream;
}
constexpr int md = 998244353;
using Mint = Modular<std::integral_constant<decay<decltype(md)>::type, md>>;
int main() {
  ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
  cin.tie(0);
  int n;
  cin >> n;
  vector<int> p(n);
  vector<vector<int>> g(n);
  for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) {
    cin >> p[i];
    p[i]--;
    g[p[i]].push_back(i);
  }
  vector<vector<Mint>> dp(n, vector<Mint>(3, 0));
  vector<Mint> aux(3, 0);
  for (int i = n - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
    if (g[i].empty()) {
      dp[i][2] = 1;
    } else {
      dp[i][0] = 1;
      for (int j : g[i]) {
        aux[0] = aux[1] = aux[2] = 0;
        aux[0] += dp[i][0] * dp[j][0];
        aux[1] += dp[i][0] * dp[j][1];
        aux[0] += dp[i][0] * dp[j][2];
        aux[1] += dp[i][0] * dp[j][2];
        aux[1] += dp[i][1] * dp[j][0];
        aux[2] += dp[i][1] * dp[j][1];
        aux[1] += dp[i][1] * dp[j][2];
        aux[2] += dp[i][1] * dp[j][2];
        aux[2] += dp[i][2] * dp[j][0];
        aux[2] += dp[i][2] * dp[j][1];
        aux[2] += dp[i][2] * dp[j][2];
        aux[2] += dp[i][2] * dp[j][2];
        swap(dp[i], aux);
      }
    }
    42;
  }
  cout << (dp[0][0] + dp[0][2]) << '\n';
  return 0;
}
