[forty one] ^ From the Mahavamsa as in fact in the ancient Sanskrit and Pali literature in general, the Nagas are hardly ever represented as human beings, but as a category of superhuman beings, who inhabited a subterranean environment. Phaya Nak or Phaya Nāga (Thai: พญานาค; RTGS: phaya nak; https://jaspervhsdp.blog-eye.com/28124140/not-known-details-about-23naga