One of the renowned Sikhs of the Guru era is known as Bhai Buddha, also known as Baba Buddha Ji (1506–1631). Baba Buddha was a descendant of the Randhawa tribe. The first six Gurus had the honour of blessing him. He lived a perfect Sikh life for over a century. He is one of the most beloved and sacred saints in Sikhism and was a close friend of the first Sikhism guru, Nanak. He occupies one of the most significant and crucial roles in Sikh history. Sri Harmandir Sahib's first head Granthi.One of the most venerated early Sikhism leaders, Baba Buddha Ji, was born on October 6, 1506, in the town of Katthu Nangal, 18 kilometres northeast of Amritsar. Bura, as he was initially called, was Bhai Suggha and Mai Gauran's lone child.
Sikhan di Bhagat Mala, according to Bhai Mani Singh, Sikhan di Bhagat Mala, Bura went up to him and prayed to him in the following way: "O sustainer of the poor! I consider myself fortunate to have seen you today. Please release me from the cycle of birth and death. You are still a little child, the Guru continued. Nevertheless, you speak so sagely. The response from Bura was, "Some soldiers set up camp beside our village and they mowed down all our crops - ripe as well as unripe.Since no one could stop these indiscriminate warriors, I had the thought, "Who would stop Death from touching us, young or old?" "You are not a child; you possess the wisdom of an old man," Guru Nanak said at this point. Since that time, Bura has been referred to as Bhai Buddha, which is Punjabi for "old man," and later, as he grew older, Baba Buddha.
Bhai Buddha adopted Bhai as his dedicated pupil. He remained on his chosen path despite getting married at the age of seventeen in Achal, a town 6 km south of Batala. He also spent more time there than in Katthu Nangal, Guru Nanak's new home. Because of his prominence in Sikh religion, Guru Nanak requested that Bhai Buddha place the ceremonial tilak on the forehead of Bhai Lahina when he was installed as the next Guru Angad, or Nanak II. Bhai Buddha had the singular honour of anointing each of the four succeeding Gurus and lived to a ripe old age.
He worked fervently on projects like the excavation of the sacred tank at Amritsar under the direction of Guru Ram Das and Guru Arjan as well as the baoli digging at Goindval under the guidance of Guru Amar Das. On the Golden Temple grounds, a ben tree still stands where he once sat to monitor the excavation of the Amritsar pool. After that, he went into retirement and took care of the Guru ka Langar's animals in a bir or woodland. That forest's remnant is still referred to as Bir Baba Buddha Sahib in his honour. Baba Buddha Ji spent his final days in meditation at Jhanda Ramdas, also known as Ramdas, a village that his son, Bhai Bhana, founded when the family relocated there from its original Katthu Nangal location. On November 16, 1631, Guru Hargobind was by his bedside as the end approached. According to the Gurbilas Chhevin Patshahi, the Guru gave his shoulder to the coffin and carried out the funeral rites.
Bhai Gurdas began reading from the Adi Granth in honour of the departed, continuing to repeat the Gurbilas. Bhai Gurdas finished the recital and Guru Hargobind gave Bhana, Bhai Buddha's son, a turban as the obsequies came to an end. Ramdas has two shrines dedicated to Baba Buddha: Gurdwara Samadhan, where he was cremated, and Gurdwara Tap Asthan Baba Buddha Ji, where the family lived on the southern end of the village
