This smiling Buddha is amazing!The Buddha is all hand carved with fabulous attention to detail.It boasts superb workmanship and is signed on the bottom.Buddhism started with the Buddha. The word ‘Buddha’ is a title, which means ‘one who is awake’ — in the sense of having ‘woken up to reality’.The Buddha was born as Siddhartha Gautama in Nepal around 2,500 years ago.He did not claim to be a god or a prophet - he was a human being who became Enlightened, understanding life in the deepest way possible.It is in very good condition, it looks stunning and a real talking point.It weighs 31.3 grams.The Buddha measures 28mm across by 60mm down - that's over 1 inch by under 2 1/2 inches.Old Code 2150.