What Does 23naga Mean?
A significant poem from this period San Leupphasun (Lao: ສານລຶພສູນ) discusses relations between Laos and Thailand within a veiled manner, using the Nāga and also the Garuḍa to stand for the Lao along with the Thai, respectively.[56] The Nāga is included thoroughly into Lao iconography, and functions prominently in Lao culture