ada ▁in ▁the ▁U tt ar ap ath a ▁was ▁more ▁important ▁than ▁even ▁the ▁Gand h ara ▁and ▁further ▁indicates ▁that ▁Gand h ara ▁may ▁have ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Kam bo ja ▁Mah aj an ap ada ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁In ▁Bud d ha ' s ▁time , ▁Gand h ā ra ▁and ▁Kas mi ra ▁formed ▁one ▁country ▁since ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁are ▁always ▁mentioned ▁together ▁in ▁one ▁expression ▁as ▁" K asm ī ra - G and h ā ra " ▁in ▁the ▁P ali ▁texts . C f : ▁" Some ▁P ali ▁texts ▁mention ▁Kas mi ra ▁and ▁Gand h ara ▁as ▁one ▁country ▁ruled ▁by ▁one ▁king " ▁( As oka ▁and ▁His ▁In scri ptions , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁p ▁ 9 3 , ▁Dr . ▁Ben im ad hab ▁Bar ua , ▁I sh war ▁N ath ▁Top a ). ▁According ▁to ▁Gand h ara ▁J ata ka , ▁Kas mi ra ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁Gand h ara . As oka ▁and ▁His ▁In scri ptions , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁p ▁ 9 3 , ▁Dr . ▁Ben im ad hab ▁Bar ua , ▁I sh war ▁N ath ▁Top a . ▁In ▁Bud d ha ' s ▁time , ▁P uk k us ā ti , ▁contemporary ▁of ▁the ▁Bud d ha ▁was ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Gand h ara ▁i . e . ▁ ▁' G and h ara - K as mi ra ' ▁.