AN UNBIASED VIEW OF NAGA 26

A vital poem from this period San Leupphasun (Lao: ສານລຶພສູນ) discusses relations concerning Laos and Thailand inside of a veiled fashion, utilizing the Nāga as well as Garuḍa to signify the Lao as well as Thai, respectively.[56] The Nāga is incorporated extensively into Lao iconography, and features prominently in Lao society