The only thing I can add to the above posts by faujidoc1, upekkha100, and myself is about the “beginning of universe” and “beginning of life”.
Neither has a beginning that can be traced back to.
That is inherent in the principle of causation (cause and effect), which is the backbone of Buddha Dhamma. Anything happens due to causes(s).
– I must add that modern science is also based on principle of causality.
Therefore, by definition, there CANNOT be a beginning.
Whatever one takes to be the beginning (say a Creator) runs into the problem of “how did that (Creator) come into being?
Planetary systems like our Solar system go through an endless recycle process: they come into being, and destroyed, only to be re-formed and repeat the process endlessly; see, “Buddhism and Evolution – Aggañña Sutta (DN 27)“