There is a saying in Zen that "even if you should encounter the Buddha himself and he should detain you on the Road to Enlightenment, slay him!" No, I don't think there is a Western concept of a God in Buddhism per se but there are those who personify the nature of reality and are honored as such, be they, in the Western mind, mythical or historical.

BTW I failed to mention in my preceeding post that my question initially was two pronged. The second aspect has developed admirably as this discussion!

Man always worships something, even if it's himself.