DETAILS, FICTION AND NAGA 26

A crucial poem from this era San Leupphasun (Lao: ສານລຶພສູນ) discusses relations in between Laos and Thailand in the veiled fashion, utilizing the Nāga and the Garuḍa to symbolize the Lao and also the Thai, respectively.[56] The Nāga is incorporated thoroughly into Lao iconography, and options prominently in Lao lifestyle thro