ag ala ▁of ▁the ▁Mad ra ▁kingdom . ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁asc ending ▁the ▁throne , ▁K app ina ▁became ▁attract ed ▁to ▁Buddh ism ▁through ▁trad ers ▁from ▁Ś r ā v ast ī , ▁who ▁had ▁visited ▁K uk k at av ati ▁and ▁told ▁him ▁about ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁Tri ple ▁Gem ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Im medi ately ▁upon ▁hearing ▁this ▁news , ▁King ▁Mah ā k app h ina , ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁thousand ▁cour ti ers , ▁and ▁Queen ▁An oj ā ▁with ▁her ▁thousand ▁ladies - in - wait ing ▁offered ▁splendid ▁g ifts ▁and ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁Bud d ha . ▁Upon ▁reaching ▁the ▁bank ▁of ▁a ▁river , ▁the ▁tr oupe ▁crossed ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁an ▁" Act ▁of ▁Tr uth ," ▁stating : ▁ ▁" If ▁this ▁teacher ▁be ▁a ▁Sam m ā s amb ud d ha , ▁let ▁not ▁even ▁a ▁hoof ▁of ▁these ▁horses ▁be ▁w ett ed ." ▁ ▁They ▁crossed ▁three ▁rivers ▁on ▁foot : ▁the ▁A rav ac ch ā , ▁the ▁Nil av ā h ana , ▁and ▁the ▁Ch and rab h aga . ▁The ▁Bud d ha ▁perce ived ▁them ▁coming ▁with ▁his ▁divine ▁eye , ▁and ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁e aten ▁at ▁Ś r ā v ast ī , ▁went ▁through ▁the ▁air ▁to ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Ch and rab h ā g ā ▁River . ▁He ▁sat ▁down ▁under ▁the ▁great ▁b any an ▁tree ▁facing ▁the