DETAILS, FICTION AND NAGA 26

A crucial poem from this period San Leupphasun (Lao: ສານລຶພສູນ) discusses relations among Laos and Thailand within a veiled fashion, utilizing the Nāga and the Garuḍa to characterize the Lao as well as the Thai, respectively.[56] The Nāga is incorporated thoroughly into Lao iconography, and functions prominently in Lao traditi