5 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR NAGA 26

A significant poem from this period San Leupphasun (Lao: ສານລຶພສູນ) discusses relations among Laos and Thailand in a very veiled fashion, using the Nāga along with the Garuḍa to characterize the Lao as well as Thai, respectively.[56] The Nāga is included thoroughly into Lao iconography, and options prominently in Lao culture t