Smiling Buddha was the code name for the first nuclear test explosion done my the Indian army on May 18,1974.
A Buddha brings happiness to a person or persons. Buddha was the founder of the religion Buddhism. He is commonly posed as a sitting man who is smiling or laughing.
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Smiling Buddha, formerly Pokhran-I, was detonated May 18, 1974, at 8:05 AM IST (India Standard Time), with an estimated 8 kt yield.
Answer: Nope theres no smiling because there all miserable bastards. Answer: This reflects the beliefs of the believers, more than the actual people, Christ vs. Buddha. Having fun was for a while considered sinful in Christianity.
India's first atomic test explosion was on 18 May 1974 with Smiling Buddha.
This was on May 18 1974, the man in charge was Raja Ramanna. See Wikipedia 'Smiling Buddha' - a misnomer if ever there was.
"Smiling Buddha" was the code name of India's the first nuclear weapon test conducted on May 18, 1974.
Anything is worth some money if you can find someone to pay. In the case of a Buddha statue it would depend on its material of construction (gold is worth more than plastic), size (all other things being equal bigger usually costs more), history (an antique is worth more than a piece of tourist schlock), artistic attributes ( an Buddha carved bya master is worth more than a "SMiling Buddha" from a CHinese restaurant)
"Is smiling" is the present progressive tense (third person). The past progressive tense is "was smiling".
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the Most popular Buddha Statues are as follows, Shakyamuni buddha statues Medicine Buddha Statues Meditation Buddha Statues Laughing Buddha Statues Amitabha Buddha statues Blessing Buddha Statues Nirvana Buddha Statues Samantabadhra Buddha Statues Thai Buddha Statues Maitreya Buddha Statues Dhyani Buddha Statues Feng shui Buddha Statues Vairochana Buddha Statues Akshobhya Buddha Statues Standing Buddha Statues
Buddha Is As Buddha Does was created on 2008-02-26.