▁landing ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁river . ▁Mah ā k app h ina ▁and ▁his ▁men ▁saw ▁the ▁Bud d ha ▁and ▁pro str ated ▁themselves ▁before ▁him . ▁The ▁Bud d ha ▁taught ▁them ▁the ▁D har ma ▁and ▁they ▁all ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁world , ▁became ▁ar h ats ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Sang ha . ▁▁ ▁Mah ā k app h ina ▁exclaimed ▁wherever ▁he ▁went : ▁ ▁" aho ▁su k ha ṃ !, ▁a ho ▁su k ha ṃ ! !" ▁ ▁( Oh ▁happiness !, ▁Oh ▁happiness !! ). ▁▁ ▁The ▁mon ks ▁concluded ▁that ▁K app h ina ' s ▁mind ▁dw elt ▁in ▁the ▁happiness ▁of ▁r ul ership . ▁The ▁Bud d ha ▁informed ▁them ▁that ▁K app h ina ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁happiness ▁of ▁N ir v ana . ▁ ▁Country ▁of ▁origin ▁Nothing ▁definite ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁Mah ā k app hi ṇ a . ▁He ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁Buddh ist ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁S ansk rit ▁literature . ▁▁ ▁In ▁Buddh ist ▁literature , ▁he ▁is ▁stated ▁to ▁be ▁king ▁of ▁K uk k ut av at ī , ▁located ▁ ▁beyond ▁the ▁Ind us ▁River ▁either ▁in ▁North - West ▁Front ier ▁Province ▁( N W FP ) ▁of ▁Pakistan , ▁N ortheast ▁Afghan istan ▁or ▁K ash mir . ▁Ś ivas v ā min , ▁a ▁medieval ▁Buddh ist ▁writer ▁and ▁court ▁poet ▁of ▁Av ant iv ar man , ▁writes ▁in ▁the ▁Av ad ā na ś at