WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.560 Have you ever wondered about these "Yan" on the papers, fabrics and bodies? 00:00:05.560 --> 00:00:08.040 What does it say and mean? 00:00:08.040 --> 00:00:12.800 Hello! View from the YouTube Channel Point of View. I'll be reading these magic letters for you today! 00:00:12.800 --> 00:00:13.960 [the Definition of "Yan"] 00:00:13.960 --> 00:00:16.960 It might be surprising that I know how to read these letters. 00:00:16.960 --> 00:00:20.600 The answer lies in my history. 00:00:20.600 --> 00:00:28.080 These letters are written in Khom-wut, ancient Khmer letters that have been modified by Thai people. 00:00:28.080 --> 00:00:31.880 When I was in the Faculty of Arts, I used to study Khmer, 00:00:31.880 --> 00:00:35.000 Even though I don't remember anything anymore. 00:00:35.040 --> 00:00:39.960 There is also a course called 'Khmer in relation of Thai language' 00:00:39.960 --> 00:00:46.160 and at the end of the semester, you are required to do a term paper. 00:00:46.160 --> 00:00:51.700 I did mine on reading these magic letters; what are the meanings of each one. 00:00:51.700 --> 00:00:56.420 After graduated, this paper has been forgotten. 00:00:56.420 --> 00:01:06.040 But recently I talked to a friend about this, and everyone seemed interested on what they mean. 00:01:06.040 --> 00:01:08.040 Resulting in me reading these letters for you. 00:01:08.060 --> 00:01:10.840 So that we can understand the "Yans" better. 00:01:10.840 --> 00:01:16.800 Today I'm not gonna read all kinds of magic letters, because they are too many. 00:01:16.800 --> 00:01:25.840 I'm gonna read only 3 types of Yans. First one is "Yan-Maha-Ood", just like in the film. 00:01:25.840 --> 00:01:31.360 the 2nd one is also popular, it's called "Yan-Kao-Yod" 00:01:31.360 --> 00:01:36.940 and the last one is the most popular one, "Yan-Ha-Taew" 00:01:36.940 --> 00:01:38.940 They are on many celebrities' bodies. 00:01:39.120 --> 00:01:42.040 No more delay, let's read! 00:01:45.500 --> 00:01:51.200 Magic letters are usually written in Khom, but the things written are not Thai. 00:01:51.260 --> 00:01:56.820 It's not "Hello!" "Be Happy!" not like that. It's written in Bali. 00:01:56.820 --> 00:02:01.840 The same one used in Buddhist praying. 00:02:01.840 --> 00:02:07.000 This means, to understand the letters, you'd have to translate from Khom into Bali. 00:02:07.000 --> 00:02:16.280 And these Balis are also not straightforward. They are written in abbreviations to fit into the limited space. 00:02:16.280 --> 00:02:22.080 Think what would happen if we write the whole prayer... 00:02:22.080 --> 00:02:23.720 This is so academic... 00:02:23.720 --> 00:02:27.820 Let's start with the first type: "Yan-Maha-Ood" 00:02:27.820 --> 00:02:33.220 In this one, the Khom letters are written as: [Namo Puttaya Isawa Su] 00:02:33.220 --> 00:02:35.720 What does this sentence mean? 00:02:36.140 --> 00:02:46.620 Namo means Praising, and Puttaya means the great Buddha, so the first half means praising the great Buddha. 00:02:46.620 --> 00:02:50.260 And Isawa Su, this is the abbreviation of the renown prayer. 00:02:50.260 --> 00:03:00.840 I comes from Itipiso, this very, very long prayer we use to praise Buddha. 00:03:00.940 --> 00:03:08.400 Sawa comes from Sawakhato, the praise for Dharma, the ultimate truth. 00:03:08.400 --> 00:03:13.220 And Su comes from Supattipano, the praise for the monks. 00:03:13.220 --> 00:03:20.820 So, the Maha-Ood is all about praising Buddha, Dharma and the monks. 00:03:20.820 --> 00:03:25.220 This is the first one, "Yan-Maha-Ood". Let's go to the next one: "Yan-Kao-Yod" 00:03:25.220 --> 00:03:36.240 This one has more letters, so the trancription is quite long: [Asang Wisu Loputsapuppa Sangwita Pugayapa Namo Puttaya Maau Arahang] 00:03:36.240 --> 00:03:38.240 So LOOOOOOONG! 00:03:38.240 --> 00:03:45.820 I'm not teaching Bali or anything. I'm not a professional in Bali, and I have to research hard for it. 00:03:45.820 --> 00:03:48.860 Please don't ask me further than this, I've already forgotten. 00:03:48.860 --> 00:03:52.740 What does that sentence mean? 00:03:52.740 --> 00:04:14.820 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. 00:04:14.820 --> 00:04:16.820 This means it's also a praise for the Buddha. 00:04:16.820 --> 00:04:24.580 Next, Sangwita Pugayapa, this is the abbreviation for the seven holy scriptures. 00:04:24.580 --> 00:04:30.050 which we shouldn't mind due to the long names. 00:04:30.850 --> 00:04:51.050 Maau, can be seperated into Ma-a-u, ma represents Buddha, a represents Dharma, and u represents the monks. 00:04:51.050 --> 00:04:52.850 To conclude, the sentence says that 00:04:52.850 --> 00:04:59.250 "Here I praise the Buddha. I know all the holy scriptures, and I praise Buddha, Dharma and the monks." 00:04:59.250 --> 00:05:03.750 The last one we're going to discuss is the "Yan-Ha-Taew" 00:05:03.750 --> 00:05:10.140 This might be the one you are most familiar with, but what really is written there? 00:05:10.140 --> 00:05:17.560 Even though it consists of 5 roles, but it's actually 5 scrambles of the same sentence. 00:05:17.584 --> 00:05:21.340 There's only one correct sentence, that is "Namo Puttaya Nameti" 00:05:21.340 --> 00:05:25.720 This also means, let's praise the Buddha. 00:05:25.720 --> 00:05:34.350 Conclusion: every kind of magic letter, mostly created by the monks, has the same meaning. 00:05:34.350 --> 00:05:43.488 That is, praise the Buddha, He is awesome, praise Buddha, Dharma and the monks. I remember the prayers. 00:05:43.616 --> 00:05:49.740 So, where do all the specific meanings, like supporting safety and health, come from? 00:05:49.740 --> 00:05:57.660 My interpretation is: all these praises are like a request, asking them to take care of us. 00:05:57.660 --> 00:06:02.060 I've praised the Buddha, so please look over me. 00:06:02.060 --> 00:06:07.310 That's it. This clip is a bit serious, full of academic stuff, because it's not about a folklore. 00:06:07.310 --> 00:06:12.960 But I think it's what many people are interested in but cannot find information about. 00:06:12.960 --> 00:06:17.600 Because it was hard for me when I did my term paper. So, I share this to you all 00:06:17.600 --> 00:06:23.070 If you like this clip, please like and share it, so that I and your friends will know. 00:06:23.070 --> 00:06:29.660 To not miss out on the new videos, click subscribe and also the bell next to it, so that it will notify you. 00:06:29.660 --> 00:06:32.960 See you next time, Bye! 00:06:32.960 --> 00:06:39.710 This might be a bit incorrect, because, as I said, it's been so long since I did my paper. 00:06:39.710 --> 00:06:48.280 But I remember having fun doing it. To finally know what these things we see everyday mean. 00:06:48.280 --> 00:06:52.320 For everyone who has to do their report on any subject, 00:06:52.400 --> 00:06:56.720 and your teacher lets you do any subject related to the course, 00:06:56.800 --> 00:07:00.280 don't choose easy topics. Choose the topic you want to know about. 00:07:00.280 --> 00:07:05.120 That would be best, because it will be fun and you will remember it. 00:07:05.120 --> 00:07:11.040 Rather than doing easy things, and you'll get nothing out of it. 00:07:11.040 --> 00:07:17.560 Like this paper, it was quite hard, but I didn't regret choosing it. 00:07:17.560 --> 00:07:22.040 I already studied something interesting, would I do a term paper on translating fruits' names? 00:07:22.040 --> 00:07:27.160 I don't wanna know about fruits! I wanna know about these letters! And so, here we are.