"Buddha does not claim to be a creator of lives or the Universe.", true? Ven. and good Buddha-Parisatas,

A statement from a commercial Website here says:

"Buddha does not claim to be a creator of lives or the Universe."

Is that right, or wrong and how to understand such right?

(Note that this is not asked for trade, exchange, stacks, entertainment and akusala deeds, but as a share of merits and continue such for release)
Two suttas come to mind.
Assu Sutta (SN 15.3)

At Savatthi. There the Blessed One said:

&quot;From an inconstruable beginning comes transmigration. A beginning point is not evident, though beings hindered by ignorance and fettered by craving are transmigrating &amp; wandering on. What do you think, monks: Which is greater, the tears you have shed while transmigrating &amp; wandering this long, long time — crying &amp; weeping from being joined with what is displeasing, being separated from what is pleasing — or the water in the four great oceans?&quot;


Brahmajāla Sutta (DN 1):


&quot;But sooner or later, bhikkhus, after the lapse of a long period, there comes a time when this world begins to expand once again. While the world is expanding, an empty palace of Brahmā appears. Then a certain being, due to the exhaustion of his life-span or the exhaustion of his merit, passes away from the Ābhassara plane and re-arises in the empty palace of Brahmā. There he dwells, mind made, feeding on rapture, self-luminous, moving through the air, abiding in glory. And he continues thus for a long, long period of time.

&quot;Then, as a result of dwelling there all alone for so long a time, there arises in him dissatisfaction and agitation, (and he yearns): 'Oh, that other beings might come to this place!' Just at that moment, due to the exhaustion of their life-span or the exhaustion of their merit, certain other beings pass away from the Ābhassara plane and re-arise in the palace of Brahmā, in companionship with him. There they dwell, mind-made, feeding on rapture, self-luminous, moving through the air, abiding in glory. And they continue thus for a long, long period of time.

&quot;Thereupon the being who re-arose there first thinks to himself: 'I am Brahmā, the Great Brahmā, the Vanquisher, the Unvanquished, the Universal Seer, the Wielder of Power, the Lord, the Maker and Creator, the Supreme Being, the Ordainer, the Almighty, the Father of all that are and are to be. And these beings have been created by me. What is the reason? Because first I made the wish: &quot;Oh, that other beings might come to this place!&quot; And after I made this resolution, now these beings have come.'



Canonically the Buddha is credited with [re]discovering the Dhamma, and (I presume) with creating the Sangha and the Vinaya.
But I think the statement &quot;Buddha does not claim to be a creator of lives or the Universe&quot; was meant to be viewed in context, where the content was, &quot;Difference From Other Religions&quot;:

There are, other religions which teach e.g. that &quot;God created heaven and earth&quot; or perhaps that &quot;God created human's souls&quot;.
Conversely I think that Buddhism doctrine is that the origin of samsara is &quot;an unanswered question&quot;, and even that people inherit their own karma. The Buddha acted as a teacher, a leader, a worthy example.