Religion and Arts
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Animistic beliefs
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King Ramkhamhaeng and his successors were all devout Buddhist rulers who made merit on a large scale. The major cities of the Sukhothai kingdom were therefore full of monasteries, many of which were splendid examples of Thai Buddhist architecture.
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Sukhothai adopted the Ceylonese school of Theravada Buddhism, adopted from Nakhon Si Thammarat.
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King Ramkhamhaeng also invitated Ceylonese monks to come over and purify Buddhism in his kingdom. This Ceylonese influence manifested itself not only in matters of doctrine but also in religious architecture