[forty one] ^ While in the Mahavamsa as in fact in the ancient Sanskrit and Pali literature generally speaking, the Nagas are under no circumstances represented as human beings, but as a class of superhuman beings, who inhabited a subterranean environment. Phaya Nak or Phaya Nāga (Thai: พญานาค; RTGS: https://casper7722233.theideasblog.com/28490004/the-smart-trick-of-23naga-that-nobody-is-discussing