Shoko Asahara founded the cult, Aum Shinrikyo, after studying multiple religions and meditative practices, taking exactly what he needed from each in order to manipulate the masses. With as many as 40,000 members worldwide, including doctors, scientists, and other intellectuals, the cult managed to develop extremely deadly chemical weapons that they would later use on innocent civilians. 

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