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contras
Counterrevolutionary force that sought to overthrow Nicaragua's Sandinista government. The original contras had been National Guardsmen during the regime of Anastasio Somoza (see Somoza family). The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency played a key role in training and funding the group, whose terrorist tactics were decried by the international human-rights community. In 1984 the U.S. Congress banned military aid to the contras; the R. Reagan administration's efforts to circumvent the ban led to the Iran-Contra Affair. A general peace in the region was negotiated by O. Arias, and in 1990 Pres. V. Chamorro negotiated the contras' demobilization. See also D. Ortega.
mantra
In Hinduism and Buddhism, a sacred utterance (syllable, word, or verse) believed to possess mystical or spiritual power. Mantras may be spoken aloud or uttered in thought, and they may be either repeated or sounded only once. Most have no apparent verbal meaning, but they are thought to have profound significance and to serve as distillations of spiritual wisdom. Repetition of a mantra can induce a trancelike state and can lead the participant to a higher level of spiritual awareness. Widely used mantras include om in Hinduism and om mani padme hum in Tibetan Buddhism.
tantra
In some Indian religions, a text that deals with esoteric aspects of religious teaching. There is considerable tantric literature and practice in Hinduism, Buddhism, and, to a lesser extent, Jainism. Because tantric practices typically represent teachings of relatively late development and incorporate elements of different traditions, they are often eschewed by orthodox practitioners. In Hinduism, tantras deal with popular aspects of the religion, such as spells, rituals, and symbols. Buddhist tantric literature, believed to date from the 7th cent. or earlier, has reference to numerous practices, some involving sexual activity, that have no basis in canonical literature.
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