Gurdwara Bhai Budhu Da Awa, Pakistan.

Address

Gurdwara Bhai Budhu Da Awa, GT Rd, Begumpura, G. T. Road, Mughalpura, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

Diety

Sri Guru Arjan Sahib Ji

Introduction

Bhai Budhu’s Awa is situated at G.T. Road, Lahore between the University of Engineering and Technology and the Railway yards on the other side of the GT Road. This particular Awa (turned into a tomb) belonged to a Sikh of Sri Guru Arjan Sahib Ji named Bhai Budhu Shah. Bhai Budhu is widely known for not only his tomb but also his famous ‘Awa’. Awa is a term used in Punjabi and Persian to refer to a kiln where the potters bake earthen pottery and bricks. The historical writings suggest that Budhu was buried at the place where he died. It is well established through historical records that he died at his Awa.

Puranic Significance

This Gurdwara is situated at Shalimar Road near Gulabi Gate. It was earlier the brick klin of Bhai Budhu. Due to the admonition of Bhai Kamliya, the bricks remained raw. When Bhai Budhu went to Guru Arjan Dev for asking what to do, the Guru said that he could not alter what had been uttered by a devout Sikh but assured the Sikh that these bricks would be sold at the discarded price. So much was the demand of the bricks that all the raw bricks were sold. To express his gratitude, Bhai Budhu got a Gurdwara constructed at a place of the klin, out of sheer joy and faith in the Guru. This Gurdwara was managed for a long time by the Mahants of the Satlani. In A.D. 1927, when Sikh National College was established, a magnificent building of this Gurdwara was also erected. This place has been taken over by the Archives after the partition.