From these similar statements of Bhagavan Buddha, it is clear that he was not an atheist.+

 

An object which cannot even be talked about, is, for all practical purposes, as good as non-extent. But it is not non-existent in the sense that the son of a barren woman is non-existent. This subtle idea, Bhagavan Buddha's contemporaries, and even his disciples fail to catch. In one passage  BhagavanBuddha says clearly: Srmana Gautama was an atheist. It is the annihilation of the non-existence of truth that he teaches. So will people attribute to me atheism, which is not mine? So will they ascribe me to the theory of non-existence, which again is not mine?

From these similar statements of Bhagavan Buddha, it is clear that he was not an atheist. All philosophers old and new, arrive at the same point. Orthodox Advaita (monosim) is inevitable; the people of thoughtful temperament cannot find peace and quietude until they do so. 

Moksha (liberation) is the realization of oneness with God. They speak of God-Goddesses, devotion, and devotee, only in an inaccurate way only from the standpoint of dvaita. After realizing oneness with God, there is no distinction between God and devotee, and the word "devotion" has no meaning. :~Santthosh Kumaar