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About 90% of Hindus live in India with smaller numbers in Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bali. In addition, there are some converts overseas. Although originating in north central India, the Roma people cannot technically be considered part of the Hindu diaspora. In contrast, Buddhism is spread throughout East Asia. It affected every country including China and Indonesia, the two largest in population. It can be said that Buddhism is currently the most extensive religious element in Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Tibet, South Korea, and Mongolia. Being nominally Buddhist, Japan simultaneously professes Shintoism and emperor worship. Both religions spread throughout the region, but Buddhism is more messianic (recruits through missionaries) while Hinduism is a religion in which a series of steps for conversion must be undergone. None of these two religions spread through military means.