Original sentence: In fact, the Buddha is often portrayed as a teacher of the gods, and superior to them.Since the time of the Buddha, the refutation of the existence of a creator deity has been seen as a key point in distinguishing Buddhist from non-Buddhist views.The Buddha said that gods (devas) do exist, but they were regarded as still being in samsara, and are not necessarily wiser than us.The question of an independent creator deity was answered by Buddha in the Brahmajala Sutta
Edited sentence: He did not center his teaching around these gods, but instead around the explanation of dukkha (suffering, imperfection) and attaining freedom from it.Since the time of the Buddha, the refutation of the existence of a creator has been seen as a key point in distinguishing Buddhist from non-Buddhist views.The Buddha said that gods (devas) exist, although he portrayed them as also caught in the cycle of samsara.The question of an independent creator deity, however, was answered by Buddha in the Brahmajala Sutta