Tenrikyo is a monotheistic Japanese religion that has belief in reincarnation , and which originated from the teachings of a 19th-century woman named Nakayama Miki. I think a woman founding or creating a religion is a very rare phenomenon and do not know of any earlier precedent. 
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Tenrikyo's worldly aim is to teach and promote the Joyous Life, which is cultivated through acts of charity and mindfulness called hinokishin.
Tenrikyo - Wikipedia
Tenrikyo's worldly aim is to teach and promote the Joyous Life, which is cultivated through acts of charity and mindfulness called hinokishin.
