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{{Evil_Organization|fullname = Aum Shinrikyo|alias = Aleph|origin = Japan|foundation = 1984|dissolution = 1996|commanders = Shoko Asahara|goals = Destroy the Japanese government and overthrow the king to create their kingdom.|crimes = Murder <br>  
{{Evil_Organization|fullname = Aum Shinrikyo|alias = Aleph<br>State of Taiyo JakuJo (In the plan to overthrow the state)|origin = Japan|foundation = 1984|dissolution = 1996|commanders = [[Shoko Asahara]]|goals = Destroy the Japanese government and overthrow the king to create their kingdom.|crimes = Murder <br>  
Terrorism|image = Aum-shinrikyo-logo-flag.jpg|Image=Aum-shinrikyo-logo-flag.png}}'''Aum Shinrikyo''' (currently sometimes known as '''Aleph''') is a controversial "new religious movement" that became a terrorist cult in Japan that gained international infamy when a faction of the cult released sarin gas into the Tokyo subway back in 1995 - killing thirteen, severally injuring thirty and temporarily blinding nearly a thousand more. Founded and led by a partially blind guru named [[Shoko Asahara]], Aum synthesized various Hinduist, Buddhist and Christian teachings in a quest for spiritual purity. But like so many other cult leaders, Asahara's quest for purity led to apocalyptic fascination.
Terrorism|image = Aum-shinrikyo-logo-flag.jpg|Image=Aum-shinrikyo-logo-flag.png}}'''Aum Shinrikyo''' (currently sometimes known as '''Aleph''') is a controversial "new religious movement" that became a terrorist cult in Japan that gained international infamy when a faction of the cult released sarin gas into the Tokyo subway back in 1995 - killing thirteen, severally injuring thirty and temporarily blinding nearly a thousand more. Founded and led by a partially blind guru named [[Shoko Asahara]], Aum synthesized various Hinduist, Buddhist and Christian teachings in a quest for spiritual purity. But like so many other cult leaders, Asahara's quest for purity led to apocalyptic fascination.