Your comment that "Buddhists are not atheistic. They just don't believe that our world is created and ruled by any God" is very interesting. Pure Land Buddhist do "rely" on a cosmic Buddha, called Amitabha or Amitayus and believe they will be born in a pure land at the time of death. That said, Amida, while embodying compassion, was not considered to have been a creator and nor does he rule/judge us humans. To my mind, this is one of the main differences with Christianity. Another is that many Buddhists consider the Pure Land teaching to be an expedient, as are all conceptual systems, since truth cannot be accurately expressed in terms - it must be experienced. If this triggers interest, the Lotus Sutra may be worth a look. -John