[41] ^ 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: phaya nak; https://topi88-deposit-aman-dan-t67787.ziblogs.com/28115783/a-review-of-23naga