Bro once again, you're behaving like a total hypocrite here. You called me an armchair historian yet you've not provided a single shred of evidence for that claim. The well documented fact is that Baba Buddha Ji was the one who oversaw the construction of Harmandir Sahib, Baba Sri Chand didn't. Once again the Akhara was put there because of the Butta planted there by Pritam Das Ji, the Akhara grew from there. There was no links to Baba Sri Chand other than the fact that Pritam Das Ji was a follower of Baba Sri Chand Ji.
Yes and I already pointed out that Baba Gurditta taking over the Udasi could have a myraid of reasons. Guru Hargobind Ji asked Baba Sri Chand if he wanted someone and Baba Sri Chand said (since he was heirless) he would like his son. Did you ever wonder why Bab Gurditta's name was just that? That's where his name comes from "Given by the Guru", Guru Sahib gave him to Baba Sri Chand because Baba Sri Chand asked. Don't look too into it, Baba Gurditta Ji completely changed the Udasi order, it was definetely nothing like the way that Baba Sri Chand followed it.
The common narrative is Baba Sri Chand was the son of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, but he rebelled. Regardless people still respect him. The narrative fits fine, the problem is people like you just want to over-complicate things because you see it as "un-sikh" if someone says anything remotely negative even if its a fact. Like I said before, if you think Gurbani is wrong then please put it here, History and more importantly Guru Sahib wrote that Baba Sri Chand turned his back on Guru Sahib's teachings. Yes Guru Ram Das Ji and Guru Hargobind Ji had a really healthy relationship based on respect for him. However Baba Sri Chand stuck to preaching the ascetics lifestyle, that's the polar opposite to what Guru Sahib taught. The respect for offspring of the Guru Sahib's physical children has always been there, Guru Gobind Singh Ji met Baba Ram Rai Ji despite him being excommunicated because he was the child of Guru Har Rai Ji. That's the historical fact that the respect of the Guru Sahibs is what compelled these relationships.
I have no idea what History books you keep reading, but not one person in this thread (or in any contemporary history book) claims that the Udasi's didn't do their fair bit in helping Sikhs. You need to stop victimising them and then attempting to inflate their contribution.
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