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Have you ever wondered about these "Yan" on the papers, fabrics and bodies?

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What does it say and mean?

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Hello! View from the YouTube Channel Point of View. I'll be reading these magic letters for you today!

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[the Definition of "Yan"]

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It might be surprising that I know how to read these letters.

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The answer lies in my history.

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These letters are written in Khom-wut, ancient Khmer letters that have been modified by Thai people.

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When I was in the Faculty of Arts, I used to study Khmer,

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Even though I don't remember anything anymore.

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There is also a course called 'Khmer in relation of Thai language'

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and at the end of the semester, you are required to do a term paper.

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I did mine on reading these magic letters; what are the meanings of each one.

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After graduated, this paper has been forgotten.

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But recently I talked to a friend about this, and everyone seemed interested on what they mean.

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Resulting in me reading these letters for you.

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So that we can understand the "Yans" better.

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Today I'm not gonna read all kinds of magic letters, because they are too many.

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I'm gonna read only 3 types of Yans. First one is "Yan-Maha-Ood", 
just like in the film.

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the 2nd one is also popular, it's called "Yan-Kao-Yod"

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and the last one is the most popular one, "Yan-Ha-Taew"

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They are on many celebrities' bodies.

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No more delay, let's read!

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Magic letters are usually written in Khom, but the things written are not Thai.

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It's not "Hello!" "Be Happy!" not like that. It's written in Bali.

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The same one used in Buddhist praying.

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This means, to understand the letters, you'd have to translate from Khom into Bali.

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And these Balis are also not straightforward. They are written in abbreviations to fit into the limited space.

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Think what would happen if we write the whole prayer...

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This is so academic...

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Let's start with the first type: "Yan-Maha-Ood"

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In this one, the Khom letters are written as: [Namo Puttaya Isawa Su]

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What does this sentence mean?

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Namo means Praising, and Puttaya means the great Buddha, so the first half means praising the great Buddha.

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And Isawa Su, this is the abbreviation of the renown prayer.

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I comes from Itipiso, this very, very long prayer we use to praise Buddha.

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Sawa comes from Sawakhato, the praise for Dharma, the ultimate truth.

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And Su comes from Supattipano, the praise for the monks.

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So, the Maha-Ood is all about praising Buddha, Dharma and the monks.

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This is the first one, "Yan-Maha-Ood". Let's go to the next one: "Yan-Kao-Yod"

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This one has more letters, so the trancription is quite long: [Asang Wisu Loputsapuppa Sangwita Pugayapa Namo Puttaya Maau Arahang]

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So LOOOOOOONG!

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I'm not teaching Bali or anything. I'm not a professional in Bali, and I have to research hard for it.

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Please don't ask me further than this, I've already forgotten.

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What does that sentence mean?

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Asang Wisu Loputsapuppa is also an abbreviation of the same prayer in the last one. Each letter comes from each part of the very long prayer.

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This means it's also a praise for the Buddha.

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Next, Sangwita Pugayapa, this is the abbreviation for the seven holy scriptures.

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which we shouldn't mind due to the long names.

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Maau, can be seperated into Ma-a-u, ma represents Buddha, a represents Dharma, and u represents the monks.

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To conclude, the sentence says that

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"Here I praise the Buddha. I know all the holy scriptures, and I praise Buddha, Dharma and the monks."

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The last one we're going to discuss is the "Yan-Ha-Taew"

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This might be the one you are most familiar with, but what really is written there?

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Even though it consists of 5 roles, but it's actually 5 scrambles of the same sentence.

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There's only one correct sentence, that is "Namo Puttaya Nameti"

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This also means, let's praise the Buddha.

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Conclusion: every kind of magic letter, mostly created by the monks, has the same meaning.

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That is, praise the Buddha, He is awesome, praise Buddha, Dharma and the monks. I remember the prayers.

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So, where do all the specific meanings, like supporting safety and health, come from?

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My interpretation is: all these praises are like a request, asking them to take care of us.

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I've praised the Buddha, so please look over me.

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That's it. This clip is a bit serious, full of academic stuff, because it's not about a folklore.

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But I think it's what many people are interested in but cannot find information about.

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Because it was hard for me when I did my term paper. 
So, I share this to you all

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See you next time, Bye!

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This might be a bit incorrect, because, as I said, it's been so long since I did my paper.

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But I remember having fun doing it. To finally know what these things we see everyday mean.

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For everyone who has to do their report on any subject,

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and your teacher lets you do any subject related to the course,

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don't choose easy topics. Choose the topic you want to know about.

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That would be best, because it will be fun and you will remember it.

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Rather than doing easy things, and you'll get nothing out of it.

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Like this paper, it was quite hard, but I didn't regret choosing it.

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I already studied something interesting, would I do a term paper on translating fruits' names?

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I don't wanna know about fruits! I wanna know about these letters! And so, here we are.