THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF SLOT NAGA26

An essential poem from this era San Leupphasun (Lao: ສານລຶພສູນ) discusses relations involving Laos and Thailand in a veiled fashion, utilizing the Nāga as well as Garuḍa to stand for the Lao as well as the Thai, respectively.[56] The Nāga is included extensively into Lao iconography, and characteristics prominently in Lao life