ropri ated ▁some ▁gold ▁that ▁a ▁poor ▁wid ow ▁had ▁left ▁in ▁his ▁monaster y ▁for ▁safe keep ing ▁during ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Sh an ▁ra ids , ▁the ▁king ▁den ounced ▁the ▁mon k ▁in ▁the ▁audience ▁chamber ▁of ▁the ▁palace , ▁cut ▁off ▁the ▁mon k ' s ▁head ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁hands , ▁made ▁a ▁hole ▁in ▁the ▁floor ▁with ▁his ▁sword , ▁and ▁k icked ▁the ▁cor pse ▁down ▁the ▁opening . ▁The ▁bar bar ic ▁act ▁had ▁the ▁desired ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁cler gy . ▁Nevertheless , ▁he ▁extended ▁full ▁patron age ▁to ▁orth odox ▁mon ks ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁learning ▁among ▁both ▁mon ks ▁and ▁lay men . ▁ ▁N ga ▁T et ▁P ya ▁episode ▁The ▁young ▁king ▁was ▁magn anim ous ▁even ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁opposed ▁him . ▁For ▁example , ▁when ▁N ga ▁T et ▁P ya , ▁a ▁popular ▁band it ▁who ▁ro bb ed ▁the ▁rich ▁and ▁shared ▁his ▁lo ot ▁with ▁the ▁poor , ▁was ▁captured , ▁the ▁king ▁in ▁full ▁audience ▁asked ▁him : ▁Sc ound rel , ▁your ▁pun ishment ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁death ▁but ▁because ▁you ▁shared ▁your ▁lo ot ▁with ▁the ▁poor , ▁I ▁will ▁give ▁you ▁this ▁favor . ▁What ▁do ▁you ▁choose , ▁the ▁sword ▁or ▁tram pling ▁by ▁ele ph ants ? ▁ ▁The ▁band it ▁replied : ▁I ▁choose ▁your ▁pre tt iest ▁queen , ▁S aw ▁Om ma . ▁ ▁The ▁king , ▁instead ▁of ▁being ▁ins ult ed ▁by ▁the ▁reply