▁As ▁he ▁lear nt ▁about ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁Bud d ha , ▁his ▁D har ama ▁and ▁Sang ha ▁from ▁his ▁friend ▁king ▁B im bis ara , ▁P uk k us ati ▁immediately ▁decided ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁Bud d ha ▁follow er , ▁ord ained ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁mon k , ▁ren ounced ▁his ▁kingdom ▁and ▁tra ve led ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁S ā vat th i ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁Bud d ha . ▁P ali ▁texts ▁refer ▁to ▁Mah a ▁K app h ina ▁as ▁a ▁great ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁front ier ▁kingdom ▁of ▁K uk k ut av ati , ▁ 3 0 0 ▁Y oj ana ▁in ▁extent , ▁( in ▁U tt ar ap ath a ) ▁and ▁also ▁make ▁him ▁contemporary ▁of ▁the ▁Bud d ha ▁and ▁P uk k us ati . ▁Im medi ately ▁on ▁hearing ▁of ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁Bud d ha ▁and ▁his ▁Law ▁and ▁Sang ha , ▁king ▁Mah a ▁K app h ina ▁of ▁K uk k at av ati ▁ren ounced ▁the ▁throne , ▁set ▁forth ▁towards ▁Sav at th i ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁Bud d ha , ▁and ▁like ▁king ▁P uk k us ati , ▁he ▁too ▁became ▁a ▁Bud d ha ▁follow er ▁and ▁a ▁mon k . ▁The ▁above ▁Buddh ist ▁evidence ▁makes ▁it ▁quite ▁clear ▁that ▁P uk k us ati ▁and ▁Mah a ▁K app h ina ▁were ▁contemporary ▁r ul ers , ▁both ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁U tt ar ap ath a