Aum Shinrikyo
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Aum Shinrikyo is a Japanese doomsday cult and former religious movement infamous for carrying out the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack and other acts of terrorism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aum Shinrikyo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7646982 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aum Shinrikyo Context triple: [Shinshukyo, hasPart, Aum Shinrikyo]
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A.
Kita-Hosso sect
The Kita-Hosso sect is a branch of the Hossō school of Japanese Buddhism known for preserving traditional Yogācāra teachings and overseeing temples such as Kiyomizu-dera.
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B.
Kenseikai
Kenseikai was a major early 20th-century Japanese political party that advocated constitutional government and moderate liberal reforms during the Taishō democracy era.
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C.
Soka Gakkai
Soka Gakkai is a Japanese lay Buddhist movement known for its large membership, global peace activism, and close historical ties to the Komeito political party.
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D.
Ichiki Detachment
The Ichiki Detachment was an elite Japanese infantry force during World War II, best known for its disastrous and nearly annihilating defeat against U.S. Marines on Guadalcanal in 1942.
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E.
Nippon Sei Ko Kai
Nippon Sei Ko Kai is the Anglican Church in Japan, a Christian denomination that is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aum Shinrikyo Target entity description: Aum Shinrikyo is a Japanese doomsday cult and former religious movement infamous for carrying out the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack and other acts of terrorism.
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A.
Kita-Hosso sect
The Kita-Hosso sect is a branch of the Hossō school of Japanese Buddhism known for preserving traditional Yogācāra teachings and overseeing temples such as Kiyomizu-dera.
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B.
Kenseikai
Kenseikai was a major early 20th-century Japanese political party that advocated constitutional government and moderate liberal reforms during the Taishō democracy era.
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C.
Soka Gakkai
Soka Gakkai is a Japanese lay Buddhist movement known for its large membership, global peace activism, and close historical ties to the Komeito political party.
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D.
Ichiki Detachment
The Ichiki Detachment was an elite Japanese infantry force during World War II, best known for its disastrous and nearly annihilating defeat against U.S. Marines on Guadalcanal in 1942.
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E.
Nippon Sei Ko Kai
Nippon Sei Ko Kai is the Anglican Church in Japan, a Christian denomination that is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
doomsday cult
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new religious movement ⓘ terrorist organization ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
imminent apocalypse
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survival of chosen followers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
biological weapons research
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chemical weapons development ⓘ illegal drug production ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Shoko Asahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1984 ⓘ |
| foundedInCity | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Shoko Asahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDoctrine | mixture of yoga, meditation, and apocalyptic prophecy ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Shoko Asahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParamilitaryWing | yes ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Tokyo ⓘ |
| ideology |
apocalypticism
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millenarianism ⓘ |
| languageOfOrganization | Japanese ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | Aleph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | guru ⓘ |
| legalStatusChange | split into Aleph and Hikari no Wa ⓘ |
| notableAttack |
1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack
NERFINISHED
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Matsumoto sarin attack NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo mail bomb attacks ⓘ |
| notableInjuryCount | over 5,000 injured in Tokyo subway sarin attack ⓘ |
| notableVictimCount | 13 killed in Tokyo subway sarin attack ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Japan
NERFINISHED
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Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| originalName | Aum Shinrikyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakMembership | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Christian apocalypticism ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ |
| status |
banned in Japan
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designated terrorist organization by Australia ⓘ designated terrorist organization by Canada ⓘ designated terrorist organization by European Union ⓘ designated terrorist organization by Russia ⓘ designated terrorist organization by United States ⓘ |
| surveillanceStatus | monitored by Japanese Public Security Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
VX nerve agent
NERFINISHED
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biological agents ⓘ sarin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aum Shinrikyo Description of subject: Aum Shinrikyo is a Japanese doomsday cult and former religious movement infamous for carrying out the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack and other acts of terrorism.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.