According to legend, before he became a giant, he was a human being. One day, while making his daily Buddhist merit feeding the monks, he accidentally spilled a hot drink on a monk’s foot. Instead of showing compassion or helping the monk, he laughed and did nothing. Because of this, he was sent to the land of giants, becoming their king. To this day, he suffers from hot, burning feet while lesser giants bathe them to try and cool them off; however, that never works and he continues to suffer burning hot feet without respite because of his cruel behavior