s . ▁The ▁K ail as ▁Sh ug end ō ▁became ▁a ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁A ry a ▁M ait re ya ▁Mand ala . ▁" The ▁religious ▁practices ▁of ▁these ▁individuals ▁include ▁daily ▁fire ▁rit uals ▁of ▁several ▁kinds , ▁maintain ing ▁an ▁amb ul ance ▁rescue ▁service ▁( pull ing ▁people ▁out ▁of ▁plane ▁w re cks ▁and ▁fires ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁mountain ▁clim bing ▁– ▁and ▁country - western ▁music . ▁Un like ▁many ▁" sp irit ual ▁groups ," ▁the ▁K ail as ▁Sh ug endo ▁people ▁make ▁no ▁effort ▁to ▁pros ely t ize . ▁In ▁fact , ▁they ▁act ively ▁disc ou rage ▁would - be ▁converts . ▁They ▁are ▁extremely ▁discipl ined , ▁yet ▁they ▁possess ▁an ▁overflow ing ▁humor ." ▁As ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁K ail as ▁Sh ug end ō ▁P em che kov ▁War wick ▁was ▁term ed ▁A j ari . ▁For ▁this ▁reason ▁and ▁his ▁being ▁a ▁phys ician ▁and ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁he ▁was ▁and ▁is ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" Dr . ▁A j ari ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁K ail as ▁Sh ug end ō ▁the ▁members ▁twice ▁a ▁day ▁" ob serve ▁G oma , ▁the ▁fire ▁ceremony . ▁The ▁rit ual ▁master ▁conduct s ▁while ▁the ▁members ▁chant . ▁Once ▁a ▁week ▁Hi w at ari , ▁fire ▁pur ification , ▁is ▁performed . ▁M embers ▁walk ▁the ▁sacred ▁fire ▁but ▁are ▁not ▁burn ed . ▁At ▁intervals , ▁members