 After him, Baba Budan, one of his closest disciples who introduced coffee to this hilly region, brought from Mocha in the west Asia, carried his mission further.Baba Budan, whose history is usually traced to Bagdhad, reached Chickmagalur via Malabar and Mangalore.Baba Budan was killed in an ambush near the present cave and was buried along with two other Sufis inside the cave.