Is Buddhism Atheist?

Was the Buddha an atheist? Does one need to believe in God or gods to follow his system? This is a question with an interesting answer I think we can all learn from.
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✅ Texts mentioned:
Kevaddha Sutta (DN 11)
Tevijja Sutta (DN 13)
Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.61 "Sectarian"
On Vasubandhu see Richard Hayes, "Principled Atheism in the Buddhist Scholastic Tradition", Journal of Indian Philosophy, 16:1 (March, 1988) www.unm.edu/~rh...
On Buddha as teacher of gods and humans: www.accesstoins...
Also see: tricycle.org/t...
www.patheos.com...