Buddhu ka Aawa | Buddhu’s Tomb | Gurdwara Bhai Budhu Da Awa

In the course of time the origin of Buddhu Ka Awa seems to have been overlapped into a number of confronting views, as it is now differently identified. The word Buddhu may be restored most probably as the worship place of Buddha i.e. stupa. After the death of Buddha, stupa became a cult object and it became common parctice among Buddhist to erect stupas. It seems that during the Kushana’s period a stupa might have been erected in this area which was destroyed after the decline of Buddhism. Stupa was originally made of bricks and these bricks were taken out by the local villagers. Thus, the stupa seems to serve as query of bricks and as a result earned its new name Awa i.e. kiln, and finally came to be known as Buddhu Ka Awa instead of stupa of the Buddha. However, in contrast to this historical explanation, local traditions speaks about a brick potter named Buddhu, who established a brick kiln as it is known as Awa in local language. He used to supply the burnt bricks for the royal edifices of Shah Jahan’s reign. Once he stopped a saintly person to warm himself from the warmth of kiln in a cold night.Moreover, French General of Maharaja Ranjit Singh named Avitable used Buddhu Ka Awa as his summer house during the Sikh reign. However, later on this area was occupied by the Pakistan railway authorities. They cut away and levelled down the Buddhu Ka Awa (kiln) to provide accommodation for railway workshops and stores, and erected a short heighted pillar as an identification to mark the area of Awa or kiln. However, Buddhu Ka Awa rendered its name to a Muslim tomb built, probably, in later the half of 16th century during the reign of Aurangzeb Alamgir. Thus, the site of Buddhu Ka Awa is now wrapped up within controversies as it presently comprises of two monuments, a tomb and a short heighted pillar within the distance of few feet Moreover, French General of Maharaja Ranjit Singh named Avitable used Buddhu Ka Awa as his summer house during the Sikh reign. However, later on this area was occupied by the Pakistan railway authorities. They cut away and levelled down the Buddhu Ka Awa (kiln) to provide accommodation for railway workshops and stores, and erected a short heighted pillar as an identification to mark the area of Awa or kiln. However, Buddhu Ka Awa rendered its name to a Muslim tomb built, probably, in later the half of 16th century during the reign of Aurangzeb Alamgir. Thus, the site of Buddhu Ka Awa is now wrapped up within controversies as it presently comprises of two monuments, a tomb

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