The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1579 page)

ammad turned for the first time from facing Jerusalem for prayer, and faced Mecca instead.

 
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(Jap., ‘unsayable’). The true nature of reality according to Zen Buddhism, which cannot be described or spoken of. Cf.
fukasetsu
,
moku-funi
.

 
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(Jap., ‘leaving no trace’). The condition, according to Zen Buddhism, in which one who has experienced enlightenment should live. As a fish leaves no trace in water, nor a bird in the air, so the enlightened one should live naturally with no evidence of his enlightenment.

 
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Mother Earth
:

see
P
THIVI (Hindu)
.

 
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Mothering Sunday
.

A derivative from Refreshment or Laetare Sunday, during
Lent
: the first words of the opening prayer of the
mass
are ‘Laetare Jerusalem’, ‘Rejoice Jerusalem … ’, and honour is given to Mother Church. The extension to actual mothers was gradual, and much influenced Anna Jarvis who (
c.
1900) proposed a day (in May) of thanks to mothers. The two have now merged, and have become a single commercial exploitation.

 
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