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DescriptionIndian cultural zone.svg	Indian cultural zone Dark Orange The Indian subcontinent Light Orange Other countries culturally linked to India; notably Burma/Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Southern Vietnam (Champa), Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and Indonesia. Yellow Regions not included in Indian cultural zone, but with considerable current or historical^{clarification needed} Indian cultural influence, notably Afghanistan, Tibet, Yunnan, and the Philippines.
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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	03:59, 14 January 2024	940 × 423 (1.77 MB)	Specialgst	Reverted to version as of 21:45, 10 January 2024 (UTC): 'The entire world knows blah blah blah' is not an excuse. Japan is a part Sinosphere rather than Greater India, which is the scholar consensus.
	06:36, 13 January 2024	765 × 344 (452 KB)	Chakravartin1929	Reverted to version as of 13:24, 10 January 2024 (UTC) Based on what source? What do you mean? The entire world knows the Indo-Buddhist influence on japan. The wiki article itself includes Japan in the east asia section as a part of indosphere and the map must match with the article.
	21:45, 10 January 2024	940 × 423 (1.77 MB)	Specialgst	Reverted to version as of 18:33, 6 January 2024 (UTC): Do not change based on just one source. Majority of scholar sources include Japan as a part of Sinosphere, not Greater India.
	13:24, 10 January 2024	765 × 344 (452 KB)	Layman7676	Reverted to version as of 08:54, 22 December 2023 (UTC) I mean the article quite itself adds Japan in east Asia section. Indo-Buddist influence in Japan is a well known fact.
	18:33, 6 January 2024	940 × 423 (1.77 MB)	Specialgst	Reverted to version as of 04:38, 28 August 2020 (UTC): Japan is included in Sinosphere by the majority of sources.
	08:54, 22 December 2023	765 × 344 (452 KB)	Whataboutery19192	Reverted to version as of 04:37, 28 August 2020 (UTC) Buddhism is a mark of an indian influence in japan,moreoever, the use of several brahmi scripts
	04:38, 28 August 2020	940 × 423 (1.77 MB)	Firestar464	Reverted to version as of 20:07, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
	04:37, 28 August 2020	765 × 344 (452 KB)	Firestar464	Added Japan (see https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Hindu-gods-forgotten-in-India-revered-in-Japan/articleshow/50525067.cms)
	20:07, 3 October 2011	940 × 423 (1.77 MB)	Gunkarta	Change color to gradation of orange (traditional color of Hinduism and Buddhism) and add Southern Vietnam (Champa) as strongly influenced by Hinduism, in contrast to Northern Vietnam (Dai Viet) that strongly influenced by Chinese civilization.
	00:20, 25 April 2010	1,351 × 626 (572 KB)	Ras67	border removed