Mahakappina was a great teacher, a Thera, and is highly praised in Pali literature. He was king of the border country named Kukkuta, which has been identified here with Kuluta, the existing Kullu. Once, there came traders from Savatthi, where there also lived the Buddha. They told the king about the Buddha, and the king renounced his kingdom. Then they all went to the banks of the river Chandrabhaga, where there was also the Buddha, and he ordained Mahakappina. There, they all worked among the people.