The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2553 page)

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Tzu
(Chin., ‘ancestor’). Respect for, and sustenance of, ancestors is as central in Chinese religion as in any other. They are commemorated on plaques, before which food and offerings are left, and with which conversations are held, so that ancestors remain a part of the family. For the importance of sustaining ancestors in appropriate ways, see
HUN
;
KUEI
.
Tzu Ssu
(author of Confucian text):
U

 

U
(Jap., ‘being’). Existent appearance, in Japanese Buddhism, in contrast to
mu
. It is therefore the constituent cause of appearance, as well as the state produced by the working out of
karma
.
UAHC
:
Ubiquity
(Lat.,
ubique
, ‘everywhere’). The claim, in general, that God is present to all events and circumstances, i.e. is omnipresent. In
Luther
, ubiquity is the presence of Christ to each enactment of the
Lord's Supper
.
Ucceda-di
hi
(nihilism):

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