Baba Buddha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Sikh saint
Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1506
Place of Birth: Amritsar district, Punjab, India
Date of Death: 08-Sep-1631
Profession: Granthi
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Baba Buddha
- Baba Buddha ji (6 October 1506 – 8 September 1631) was a prime figure in early Sikhism.
- He was born in 1506 at village Kathu Nangal in district Amritsar.
- At a child age when he was grazing cattle outside his village he met Guru Nanak.
- He asked such questions of life and death such as absolving from life and death, at that small age, that Guru Nanak blessed him with name Buddha as he talked like wise old aged people.He was one of the earliest disciples of Guru Nanak.
- He performed the formal coronation ceremonies of five Sikh gurus, till Guru Hargobind.
- It is said that in his childhood, he was blessed with a long life by Guru Nanak, who called him Buddha (old man) after he was amused by his mature queries related to spirituality.On installation of Adi Granth, sacred book of Sikhs, at Harimandir Sahib on 16 August 1604,’ Bhai Buddha ‘ was appointed first Head Priest ( Granthi) by Guru Arjun . On 30 May 1606 after martyrdom of Guru Arjun, Guru Hargobind ordered construction of a raised platform called Akal Takhat opposite Sri Harmandir Sahib also named as Golden Temple.
- Baba Buddha along with Bhai Gurdas was entrusted with responsibility for this construction.
- Baba Buddha, remained in service of first six Sikh gurus and served them day and night. After having coronated 5 Sikh Gurus after Guru Nanak he died at the age of 125 years in year 1631 at village Ramdas on the bank of Ravi , where his son had purchased land and parents had got settled, leaving their ancestral village Kathunangal.
- When his end came Guru Hargobind sixth Guru was at his bedside and honoured him by giving shoulder to his corpse to his pyre in cremation ground.
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