23NAGA FUNDAMENTALS EXPLAINED

A significant poem from this era San Leupphasun (Lao: ສານລຶພສູນ) discusses relations between Laos and Thailand inside a veiled method, using the Nāga and also the Garuḍa to symbolize the Lao as well as the Thai, respectively.[56] The Nāga is incorporated extensively into Lao iconography, and features prominently in Lao culture