English Dictionary

Definition of “Aum Shinrikyo”

Aum Shinrikyo (ˈəʊm ˌʃɪnrɪˈkjəʊ )

a syncretistic Japanese cult combining elements of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity, founded by Shoko Asahara in 1986; responsible for a number of murders and in particular a nerve-gas attack on the Tokyo underground in 1995 Also called: Supreme Truth Cult

C20: from Sanskrit aumom + Japanese shinri kyo supreme truth

First developed in the 1930s by the Nazis, the gas was used in a 1995 attack by the Aum Shinrikyo cult in Tokyo's subway system.

CBC (2004)

In 1995, Japan's Aum Shinrikyo cult unleashed sarin gas in Tokyo's subways, killing 12 people and sickening thousands.

canada.com (2004)

On 20 March 1995, 10 members of the Japanese Aum Shinrikyo cult released sarin gas into stations on the Tokyo Underground system.

Spiked

Eat Out

Suggested by Daved Wachsman (20 May 2013)
Fridane

Suggested by Daved Wachsman (20 May 2013)
Sub

Suggested by Daved Wachsman (20 May 2013)
Loogie

Suggested by Daved Wachsman (20 May 2013)
Hawker

Suggested by Daved Wachsman (20 May 2013)
Beaver

Suggested by Daved Wachsman (20 May 2013)

0 results