AN UNBIASED VIEW OF NAGA 26

An important poem from this period San Leupphasun (Lao: ສານລຶພສູນ) discusses relations between Laos and Thailand inside a veiled manner, using the Nāga as well as Garuḍa to characterize the Lao and also the Thai, respectively.[fifty six] The Nāga is incorporated thoroughly into Lao iconography, and functions prominently in Lao