DETAILS, FICTION AND NAGA 26

An essential poem from this era San Leupphasun (Lao: ສານລຶພສູນ) discusses relations involving 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 extensively into Lao iconography, and features prominently in Lao society