You may read that emptiness is the ultimate reality. That is misleading. Emptiness is the “ultimate” nature of things, meaning that all things are empty, including emptiness. But it does not mean that emptiness itself is anything like a force, or substitute for some mystical being. There is no creator god in Buddhism. Buddha was not divine, nor was he was prophet. He was an itinerant philosopher and meditation teacher. To compare Buddha with the others is a bit misleading as well.

You may read that emptiness is the ultimate reality.  That is misleading.  Emptiness is the “ultimate” nature of things, meaning that all things are empty, including emptiness.  But it does not mean that emptiness itself is anything like a force, or substitute for some mystical being.  There is no creator god in Buddhism.  Buddha was not divine, nor was he was prophet.  He was an itinerant philosopher and meditation teacher.  To compare Buddha with the others is a bit misleading as well.