Ex-AUM guru's 4th daughter wants his ashes to be scattered in sea

The fourth daughter of executed AUM Shinrikyo cult founder Shoko Asahara, who was reportedly designated by the former guru to receive his body, wants his ashes to be scattered in the Pacific, her lawyer said Wednesday."(Asahara's) ashes bear grave importance to followers" of Aleph, which succeeded the doomsday cult, said lawyer Taro Takimoto. The 29-year-old daughter and Takimoto have agreed it is best for his ashes to be scattered in the ocean so Aleph followers cannot create any "holy land," he said.In a press conference in Tokyo, the lawyer asked for the government to support the fourth …READ FULL ARTICLE