▁ ▁i . e . ▁river ▁A rav ac ch ā ▁( pro bably ▁Sw at ? ), ▁the ▁N ī lav ā h ana ▁and ▁the ▁Ch and rab h aga . ▁ ▁This ▁shows ▁that ▁he ▁must ▁have ▁come ▁from ▁north / n orth - west ▁as ▁river ▁Ch and rab h aga ▁is ▁identified ▁with ▁ ▁river ▁Chen ab ▁and ▁N ī lav ā h ana ▁with ▁river ▁Ind us ▁( Nil ab ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁sch ol ars ▁like ▁D . ▁D . ▁Kos amb i , ▁K app h ina ▁was ▁of ▁a ▁K sh atri ya ▁var na ▁but ▁according ▁to ▁Alexander ▁C unning ham , ▁K app h ina ▁was ▁of ▁a ▁Bra h man ▁var na . Ā n anda : ▁Pap ers ▁on ▁Buddh ism ▁and ▁Ind ology : ▁a ▁Fel ic itation ▁Volume ▁Pres ented ▁to ▁An anda ▁We ih ena ▁Pal li ya ▁G ur uge ▁on ▁His ▁Si xt i eth ▁B irth day , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁p ▁ 1 7 5 , ▁An anda ▁W . ▁P . ▁G ur uge , ▁Y ▁Kar un adas a ▁- ▁Buddh ism . ▁But ▁these ▁conflic ting ▁views ▁are ▁least ▁problem atic ▁here ▁since ▁Kam bo jas ▁in ▁ancient ▁times ▁ ▁were ▁given ▁to ▁both ▁K sh at ry a ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Bra h man ical ▁purs uits . ▁P ali ▁texts ' ▁legend ▁of ▁Mah a ▁K app h ina ▁however , ▁does ▁not ▁specify