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The Journal of the Royal Institute of Thailand Volume II - 2010 Chirapat Prapandvidya 57 3. No philosophical interpretations were given to Śaivism in the earlier inscriptions until the ninth century CE. 4. Vedāntic philosophy appears prominently in Prāsād Thapsiam, Prāsād Phnomrung and Sdok Kak Thom inscriptions. 5. During the reign of the last great king of ancient Cambodia, that is, King Jayavarman VII, Śaivism was still supported by the king in spite of the fact that he was a staunch Buddhist. 6. In Sukhodaya period, after the Sri Lankan form of Buddhism was adopted by King Rāmkhamhaeng the Great, Śaivism seems to have lost its importance as evidenced by the few allusions to it in the Thai inscriptions. 7. Syncretism between Buddhism and Brahmanism existed even though both Sukhodaya and Ayudhyā kingdoms adopted Theravāda Buddhism as their state religion. Brahmanism still played an important role in state ceremonies such as the coronation, the oath-taking ceremony, the ceremony for the oath of allegiance by drinking consecrated water, etc.