23naga No Further a Mystery
An important poem from this period San Leupphasun (Lao: ສານລຶພສູນ) discusses relations among Laos and Thailand in the veiled way, utilizing the Nāga plus the Garuḍa to stand for the Lao and also the Thai, respectively.[56] The Nāga is incorporated extensively into Lao iconography, and attributes prominently in Lao lifestyle th