Supreme Truth Cult

noun

1. another name for Aum Shinrikyo

Example Sentences

The Aum Shinrikyo, or Aum Supreme Truth cult, stages a series of crimes including simultaneous sarin gas attacks on Tokyo subway trains during rush hour, killing 13 people and injuring at least 5,800.

From Reuters

Some media reports said the suspect had linked the attack to the executions in July of 13 members of the Aum Shinrikyo or Aum Supreme Truth cult who were responsible for a 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway.

From Washington Post

Asahara’s ashes are being kept at the Tokyo detention centre where he was hanged, along with six other former members of the Aum Supreme Truth cult, for their role in a deadly sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995.

From The Guardian

The Aum Supreme Truth cult, which combined Buddhist and Hindu meditation with apocalyptic teachings, once boasted more than 10,000 followers in Japan and an estimated 30,000 in Russia.

From The Guardian