The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2560 page)

Ujigami
.

Japanese kami of the kinship group, eventually personified as the ancestor god. An ujiko is a child of the Ujigami, so the word is also used of Shinto worshippers.

 
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see
UJIGAMI
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Ujjayini
(Ujjain, originally Avanti)
.

One of the four sacred Hindu cities where a
ku
bhamela
is held once every twelve years.

 
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(Arab., pl. of ’
al
m
, one who possesses
’ilm
, ‘knowledge’). The learned and qualified in Islam, in matters of law, constitution, and theology. Through them the
ijma ’
(consensus) of the community is expressed, and they are the guardians of tradition, both in a general and technical (
ad
th
) sense. In Sh
’a Islam, the nearest equivalent in practice is the
mujt
hid
, though the term ’ulam
is applied.