west ▁of ▁India ▁( now ▁Pakistan ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Buddh ist ▁trad itions , ▁Kap h ina ▁was ▁a ▁Bra h man . ▁He ▁met ▁the ▁Bud d ha ▁during ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁journey ▁to ▁the ▁north - west . ▁K uk at ag iri , ▁as ▁mentioned ▁by ▁P ā ṇ ini ▁( V . ▁ 4 . ▁ 1 4 7 ) ▁seems ▁to ▁represent ▁some ▁low ▁pe aks ▁of ▁H ind uk ush ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁Thus , ▁K ip in ▁or ▁K uk ut aw ati ▁was ▁situated ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁near ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁Pakistan . ▁It ▁is ▁probably ▁Hu ph ina ▁of ▁Hi uen ▁Ts ang ▁or ▁Hu pp ian ▁which ▁is ▁K oph en ▁(= the ▁kingdom ▁of ▁Kab ul ). ▁King ▁K app h ina ▁of ▁the ▁Buddh ist ▁leg ends ▁was ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁this ▁region ". ▁ ▁King ▁Mah a ▁K app h ina ▁was , ▁in ▁all ▁probability ▁a ▁powerful ▁r uler ▁whose ▁kingdom ▁besides ▁Kab ul ▁( K oph ene ), ▁probably ▁also ▁included ▁parts ▁of ▁Gand h ara . ▁K ip in ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁Hou ▁Han - sh u ▁may ▁represent ▁the ▁region ▁N W FP ▁( now ▁in ▁Pakistan ) ▁domin ated ▁in ▁turn ▁by ▁the ▁Gree ks , ▁ ▁the ▁Sak as , ▁ ▁the ▁Par th ians ▁and ▁the ▁K ush anas . ▁ ▁Mah a ▁K app h ina ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁met ▁Bud d ha ▁after ▁crossing ▁three ▁northern ▁rivers