1.   Despite the convictions, arrests and what the police acknowledge is constant surveillance, the cult has continued to hold regular training sessions, recruiting members and raising money.

2.   A government panel is expected to decide in the next few weeks whether the cult continues to pose enough of a danger to be subjected to such laws.

3.   The cult continued to grow, moving into Russia, the United States and Sri Lanka.

4.   The cult of cotton continues under his authoritarian rule.

5.   The cult continues to operate legally in Japan and no arrest warrant has been issued for Asahara, who remains in hiding.