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しんきょう 真理教
Noun
1. Aum Shinrikyo; religious group responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
Wikipedia definition
2. Aum ShinrikyoAum Shinrikyo (currently known as Aleph) is a Japanese cult and terrorist organization. The group was founded by Shoko Asahara in 1984. The group gained international notoriety in 1995, when it carried out the Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway. The name "Aum Shinrikyo" derives from the Sanskrit syllable Aum, which represents the universe, followed by Shinrikyo written in kanji, roughly meaning "religion of Truth". In English "Aum Shinrikyo" is usually translated as "Supreme Truth".
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