Ath Baudh Avtar Kathan

Atth Baudh Avtar Teiysvo Kathan or Incarnation 23 is about Intellect Mind which tell about God. It's Nirakari Avtar(Formless Avtar) because there is no form of Baudh Avtar as described by Guru Gobind Singh, but ignorants people of world made Statue of Gurmukhs.

Let's understand from Gurbani says:
ਕੇਤੇ ਸਿਧ ਬ੝ਧ ਨਾਥ ਕੇਤੇ -> There are many Buddhas
If Guru Granth Sahib is saying that there are many Buddhas it means Siddartha Gautam is not only Budh. What actually Budh is, Gurbani also says:
ਤਿਥੈ ਘੜੀਝ ਸ੝ਰਤਿ ਮਤਿ ਮਨਿ ਬ੝ਧਿ ॥ -> When mind is Shaped it becomes Baudh Avtar and how to shape it:
ਸਚੋ ਸਚ੝ ਵਖਾਣੀਝ ਸਚੋ ਬ੝ਧਿ ਬਿਬੇਕ ॥ -> Through the True One, an intuitive and discerning mind is obtained.

When Mind(Buddhi) shaped into Spiritual Mind(Vivek Buddhi = an intuitive and discerning mind), it's called Baudh Avtar in eyes of Gurmukhs. This writing is not only about Gautam Buddha but Guru Nanak, Guru Gobind Singh, Bhatts, Gursikhs, Gurmukhs etc. all are Baudh Avtar(Person having Gurmat).

About Avtar

In Avtar Guru Gobind Singh clearly mentioned what World had done with Baudh Avtar and what actually it is. Guru Gobind SIngh Defined Baudh as ਜਾਕਰ ਨਾਵ ਨ ਠਾਂਵ ਬਖਾਨਾ ॥ ਬਉਧ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਵਹੀ ਪਹਚਾਨਾ ॥ that means He, whose name and place are not described, he is only known as the Buddha incarnation. This automatically points toward some formless thing.

Guru Gobind Singh said that who have no place and no name people have made their statues, ਸਿਲਾ ਸਰੂਪ ਰੂਪ ਤਿਹ ਜਾਨਾ ॥ ਕਥਾ ਨ ਜਾਹ ਕਲੂ ਮਹਿ ਮਾਨਾ ॥੨॥.

The whole defination of Buddha is changed by Guru Gobind Singh.

In Chandi Charitar, Guru Gobind Singh said ਤ੝ ਬੌਧਾ ਤ੝ਹੀ ਮਛ ਕੋ ਰੂਪ ਕੈ ਹੈ ॥ means Chandi = Gurmat = Parmeshwar ki Matt = Vivek Budhi is Baudha i.e Buddha(ਬੌਧਾ)

Now let's read

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ਅਥ ਬਉਧ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਤੇਈਸਵੌ ਕਥਨੰ ॥
Now begins the description of the twenty-third Buddha incarnation

ਅਬ ਮੈ ਗਨੋ ਬਉਧ ਅਵਤਾਰਾ ॥ ਜੈਸ ਰੂਪ ਕਹ ਧਰਾ ਮ੝ਰਾਰਾ ॥
Now I describe the Buddha incarnation as to how the Lord assumed this form;

ਬਉਧ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਇਹੀ ਕੋ ਨਾਊ ॥ ਜਾਕਰ ਨਾਵ ਨ ਥਾਵ ਨ ਗਾਊ ॥੧॥
Buddha incarnation is the name of that one, who has no name, no place and no villate.1.

ਜਾਕਰ ਨਾਵ ਨ ਠਾਂਵ ਬਖਾਨਾ ॥ ਬਉਧ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਵਹੀ ਪਹਚਾਨਾ ॥
He, whose name and place are not described, he is only known as the Buddha incarnation;

ਸਿਲਾ ਸਰੂਪ ਰੂਪ ਤਿਹ ਜਾਨਾ ॥ ਕਥਾ ਨ ਜਾਹ ਕਲੂ ਮਹਿ ਮਾਨਾ ॥੨॥
No one has accepted his sayings in the Iron Age, who visualizes the beauty only in stone (idols).2.

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥
DOHRA

ਰੂਪ ਰੇਖ ਜਾ ਕਰਨ ਕਛ੝ ਅਰ੝ ਕਛ੝ ਨਹਿਨਾਕਾਰ ॥
ਸਿਲਾ ਰੂਪ ਬਰਤਤ ਜਗਤ ਸੋ ਬਊਧ ਅਵਤਾਰ ॥੩॥
Neither he is beautiful nor he does any work; he considers the whole world like stone and calls himself the Buddha incarnation.3.

ਇਤਿ ਸ੝ਰੀ ਬਚਿਤ੝ਰ ਨਾਟਕੇ ਗ੝ਰੰਥੇ ਬਉਧ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਸਤ੝ ਸ੝ਭਮ ਸਤ੝ ॥੨੩॥
Here ends the description of Buddha Incarnation in Bachittar Natak.23.

References

• Web-based Dasam Granth Page 1136 of 2326