Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Aum Shinrikyo" in English language version.
Aum also said it would change its name to "Aleph" – taken from the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet – and rid itself of part of its doctrine which has been interpreted as condoning murder if it benefits the cult.
(... enough Sarin in Aum's possession to kill over 4 million people).
In January, it claimed it had about 1,200 followers and stated it was changing its name to Aleph, the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet.
the name change from Aum Shinrikyo to Aleph, which is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet