bˈuːdɪzəm jˈuːzd ðə tˈɜːm bɹˈɑːmə tə dᵻnˈaɪ ɐ kɹiːˈeɪɾɚɹ æz wˈɛl æz tə dˈɛlɪɡˌeɪt hˌɪm ænd ˈʌðɚ dˈiːətiz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˈɪndɹə æz lˈɛs ɪmpˈoːɹtənt ðɐn ðə bˈuːdə.
Buddhism used the term Brahma to deny a creator as well as to delegate him (and other deities such as Indra) as less important than the Buddha.