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102  The Journal of the Royal Institute of Thailand Volume IV - 2012 These teachers trained men to be Khon performers. The Crown Prince’s troupe was known as “Amateur Khon” (Khon Samak Len). Members of this troupe were made up of princes, sons of high-ranking of fi cials, and the Crown Prince’s pages who volunteered to be trained as Khon performers. The Crown Prince himself acted in some Khon performances. He also directed the Khon performances of his Amateur Khon Troupe. Figure 4: King Rama VI and His Royal Consort, Queen Indrasaktisachi, Performing the Khon episode: Phra Ram roaming the forest By Courtesy of Vajiravudhanusorn Library Important Points of Khon Promotion by King Rama VI King Rama VI introduced the Thai people to the idea of the universality of the Indian epic Ramayana and that the Ramakien derived its origin from the Ramayana. However, Thai poets added a Thai fl avour to the story and did not keep strictly to the original Valmiki Ramayana. To prove his point, he presented Bibhek, whom he called Bibhesana, as a courageous Yaksa who fought for righteousness in his Ramakien King Rama VI’s Promotion of Khon and Drama in General