Buddha Kahaniya Application Included large collection of Buddhist Stories or Kathas in Hindi Language. Buddha Shakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism in this world, was born as a prince in 624BC in a place called Lumbini, which was originally in northern India but is now part of Nepal. ‘Shakya' is the name of the royal family into which he was born, and ‘Muni' means ‘Able One'.