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Buddhist.
In Buddhism, there is a vast difference between Gods, and Superior Beings that have attained liberation and enlightenment.
People say there are no gods in Buddhism but this is not correct. In Samara, the uncontrolled cycle of death and rebirth, there are 3 realms: desire realm, form realm, and formless realm. Each realm has several different levels, and the living beings that inhabit them are not free from suffering, nor do they have control over their death and rebirth in other realms of Samara. There are Gods of the desire realms, form realms, and formless realms.
Buddhas, Superior Bodhisattvas, and Hinayana Superiors are not Gods, nor are they trapped in Samara.
Although certain lineages or sects of Buddhism may not teach these things, Buddha Shakyamuni (Siddhartha Guatauma) did teach extensively about the various realms and its inhabitants. If a lineage doesn't teach about these things, it isn't because it wasn't taught by Buddha, but that they have left out those teachings in their presentation.
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