Smiling Buddha

Summary

Smiling Buddha is a peaceful nuclear explosion^[1]. It draws 1,066 Wikipedia views per month (peaceful_nuclear_explosion category, ranking #1 of 5).^[2]

Key Facts

• Smiling Buddha is in the country of India^[3].
• Smiling Buddha's instance of is recorded as peaceful nuclear explosion^[4].
• Smiling Buddha's instance of is recorded as underground nuclear weapons test^[5].
• Smiling Buddha's operator is recorded as India^[6].
• Smiling Buddha's location is recorded as Thar Desert^[7].
• Smiling Buddha's point in time is recorded as +1974-05-18T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Smiling Buddha's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 27.095, 'lon': 71.753}^[9].
• Smiling Buddha's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/074ml^[10].
• Smiling Buddha's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pokhran-I'}^[11].
• Smiling Buddha's series ordinal is recorded as 1^[12].
• Smiling Buddha's explosive energy equivalent is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4992853', 'amount': '+12'}^[13].
• Smiling Buddha's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Smiling Buddha'}^[14].

Why It Matters

Smiling Buddha draws 1,066 Wikipedia views per month (peaceful_nuclear_explosion category, ranking #1 of 5).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]