An important poem from this period San Leupphasun (Lao: ສານລຶພສູນ) discusses relations involving Laos and Thailand in a veiled method, using the Nāga as well as the Garuḍa to stand for the Lao and the Thai, respectively.[56] The Nāga is incorporated thoroughly into Lao iconography, and options prominently in Lao tradition thro