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<p class="C1">&#65279BUDDH&#362, BH&#256&#298, a kiln-owner of Lahore, whose name occurs in Bh&#257&#299 Gurd&#257s, <i>V&#257r&#257&#7749</i>, XI. 25, among the prominent Sikhs of the time of Gur&#363 Arjan, once waited upon the Gur&#363 and begged to be instructed. The Gur&#363 said, "Commence any task you may be launching on after an <i>ard&#257s</i> or prayer in <i>sa&#7749gat</i> seeking God's blessing, and distribution of <i>ka&#7771&#257hpras&#257d</i>. Lay aside one-tenth of what you earn for the general weal. " Bh&#257&#299 Buddh&#363 took the Gur&#363's precept and became a Sikh. Once, as the tradition goes, Bh&#257&#299 Buddh&#363 undertook a large brick-baking project, involving considerable investment. He invited all local Sikhs to a feast after which <i>ard&#257s</i> was to be offered for the success of the enterprise. It so happened that a pious but poorly looking Sikh, Lakkh&#363 by name, came late and was denied entry to the feast. He kept standing near the door. As <i>ard&#257s</i> was being offered with the words, "May Buddh&#363's pile of bricks be perfectly baked, " Bh&#257&#299 Lakkh&#363 cried : "May Buddh&#363's bricks remain half-baked!" Everyone was startled. Bh&#257&#299 Buddh&#363 was much concerned at the curse uttered by Lakkh&#363. He went to Gur&#363 Arjan and begged him to cancel the curse. The Gur&#363 said, "I cannot undo what my saintly Sikh has done. Your bricks will remain half-baked, but they will sell. " That year was marked by heavy rains and bricks even of inferior quality were in great demand . The spot, about 1. 5 km northeast of Lahore, where Bh&#257&#299 Buddh&#363 used to burn his bricks, is known to this day as Buddh&#363 d&#257 &#256v&#257, or Buddh&#363's kiln.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Man&#299 Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sikh&#257&#7749 d&#299 Bhagat M&#257l&#257</i>. Amritsar, 1955<BR>
<li class="C1"> Bhall&#257, Sar&#363p D&#257s, <i>Mahim&#257 Prak&#257sh</i>. Patiala, 1971<BR>
<li class="C1"> Santokh Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p S&#363raj Granth</i>. Amritsar, 1926-37<BR>
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