user866: How does Buddhism explain the creation of everything (universe). Did Buddhism faithfuls believe that universe had always been here and forever, and everything runs by cause-and-effect?
Did Buddha have any power of any kind to influence the universe, or it's just teaching? and if so, who rules the universe before Buddha's birth?

user7090: Buddha himself questions the existence and non-existence of everthing in space. That everything is unborned. Thus to him there is no creation in the first place.

user295: Buddhism does have an aspect of cosmology, creation and evolution of life on earth.
But again as @ChrisW mentioned investigating this is not:

profitable for oneself
profitable for others

(Unless of course you do this for a living.)
When there are worst problems to worry about like emotional imbalances and stress we go through in daily life.

user254: Buddhism says that the world has no discernible beginning.
That it runs by cause-and-effect.
That people are able to influence their own state, and have an effect on others.
And that you shouldn't spend too much attention on theoretical questions, such as "when did the universe begin?", because there are more important questions such as "how can we help to end suffering?"

866: <p>How does Buddhism explain the creation of everything (universe). Did Buddhism faithfuls believe that universe had always been here and forever, and everything runs by cause-and-effect?</p>

<p>Did Buddha have any power of any kind to influence the universe, or it's just teaching? and if so, who rules the universe before Buddha's birth?</p>
 7090: <p>Buddha himself questions the existence and non-existence of everthing in space. That everything is unborned. Thus to him there is no creation in the first place.</p>
 295: <p>Buddhism does have an aspect of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_cosmology_of_the_Theravada_school" rel="nofollow">cosmology</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_evolution" rel="nofollow">creation and evolution</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agga%C3%B1%C3%B1a_Sutta" rel="nofollow">life on earth</a>.</p>

<p>But again as @ChrisW mentioned investigating this is not:</p>

<ul>
<li>profitable for oneself</li>
<li>profitable for others</li>
</ul>

<p>(Unless of course you do this for a living.)</p>

<p>When there are worst problems to worry about like emotional imbalances and stress we go through in daily life.</p>
 254: <p>Buddhism says that the world has no discernible beginning.</p>

<p>That it runs by cause-and-effect.</p>

<p>That people are able to influence their own state, and have an effect on others.</p>

<p>And that you shouldn't spend too much attention on theoretical questions, such as "when did the universe begin?", because there are more important questions such as "how can we help to end suffering?"</p>
