meaning "wise old man"; 6 October 1506 – 8 September 1631) was a prime figure in early Sikhism.

[4][5] On installation of the Adi Granth, a compilation of Sikh scripture, at Sri Harimandir Sahib on August 16, 1604, Bhai Buddha was appointed the first Granthi by Guru Arjan.

[10] Baba Buddha provided the successive gurus of Nanak training in the martial art and was ordained by Guru Hargobind to instruct recruits into the first Sikh army, in Shastar Vidya.

[citation needed] After a lifetime of following the Sikh Gurus, Baba Buddha died at the age of 124[citation needed] in 1631 at the village of Jhanda Ramdas, on the banks of the Ravi River.

Guru Hargobind was at his bedside and honoured him by carrying him to his funeral pyre and reciting passages from the Adi Granth.