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# About King Maghadeva 2.6

Maghadevasutta 2.6

- **Language:** Pāli

### [2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.83.2.6)

“ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo bhagavato sitassa pātukammāya?

> “What is the cause, what is the reason why the Buddha smiled?  
> — About King Maghadeva

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## Translations (5)

- [Über den König Maghadeva](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.83~de-sabbamitta.2.6) — German
- [About King Maghadeva](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.83~en-sujato.2.6) — English
- [Il discorso sul Re Maghadeva](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.83~it-giovannizappa.2.6) — Italian
- [Царь Макхадэва](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.83~ru-sv.2.6) — Russian
- [Makhādeva sutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.83~sr-brankokovacevic.2.6) — sr

## Linked texts (2)

- [增壹阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.ekottaragama*zh-sanghadeva.50.4.4) — Classical Chinese
- [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva.67.6) — Classical Chinese

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