BASIC IDEAS OF BUDDHISM
BASIC WORLD VIEW Reality is an indescribable unity that is ever changing.
ULTIMATE REALITY Nirvana is the unconditioned reality beyond all opposites.
ORIGIN OF THE WORLD The universe goes through cycles, but has no known beginning or end.
ORIGIN OF HUMANS A person is a process of cause and effect rather than a self.  There is no known beginning.
ULTIMATE PROBLEM Human life is filled with unending lifetimes of potential suffering due to  uncontrolled craving and desire.
WHAT TO DO  Follow the 8-fold path to improve your karma and gain a good rebirth.  Seek Nirvana by meditation and other practices.