The Cambodian myth of lightning, thunder, and rain - Prumsodun Ok 

You'll need to go through Mahabharata. There are many short stories you'll can make animations on.

Can we get an African myth please?

TED-Ed can you tell the story of nimrod

TED-Ed can i borrow your script Please?

TED-Ed can you do the Filipino legend of the coconut plz?

@Non Non Isn't she a girl?

Lol

Mekhala is happy they got prizes, because she has a crystal ball, the wisdom to sense why they should get prizes too. Anyone else notice that the story is basically the Legend of Zelda? Moni Mekhala is Zelda who has a crystal ball (blue water, wisdom, consciousness), Ream Eyso is Ganon who has the axe (red fire, physical power/energy), and Vorachhun is the 'Link' between them, having a master sword (green balance, courage, life), to balance the 'physical' energy with the pure consciousness. Therefore, despite suffering the slings and arrows of the world, Link is able continue his journey, finally 'defeating' Ganon, which really only means that the three become one. Ganon becomes his power and Zelda his wisdom. In the fullness of time, they are not truly competitors, but best friends. That is why all three received gifts. In a sense they are all equal, but in another sense, they are all part of a journey of wisdom , which of course is why it's called the Legend of Zelda, not the Legend of Link. The game, like this ancient story, teaches us to see the value of qualities we may tend to view as feminine: avoiding battle when the time is not right, being passive (calm), etc. The rain of Moni Mekhala's wisdom fell on Vorachhun and he became completely calm in his symbolic 'death' (death of his ego), claiming his full power and returning balance to the world. In countless universes/timelines, Ream Eyso (Ganon) still comes back into power again and again, a never-ending game, an exciting rollercoaster of thrills and chills amid an ocean of absolute inner bliss/wisdom. Electricity, by the way, is literally the interaction of the ying and the yang, the feminine and masculine principles underlying the universe. So this story is not a myth at all. The names are symbolic, but rain and lightning (and all the stuff of the world) is the interaction between the light of pure consciousness and the darkness of the dancing physical energy/matter. Everything is electromagnetism (shakti) 'imagined' by a singular consciousness. There is no true distinction between consciousness and physical matter.

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Bruh u need to enchant the diamond axe with efficiency III Only the crystal ball could do that

@bolobolo bolo Lol

The diamond axe didn't have efficiency 3

Athena Animates Because the crystal ball can give wishes

Athena Animates it is indian

Same

Saint Goats is the translation of his name in my language

It could approximately translate to clouds of gem or gem cloud...

Actually there’s some from Thailand too the name in thailand is มณีเมขลา

เมขลา กับ รามสูร

whoah!

Science makes sense

Wasnt precipitation rain?

*Then Mozhi* Whoa, I never noticed that! That is so cool!

Rain is the sea beating the fire and coming back down as percipitation

Mr Shambleface 😂😂😂

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NOOOOOO THATS TOO GOOOD

Eh, feels more like the story of the godesses from Legend of Zelda.

Mr Shambleface it's always the fire dude who start the beef.

Vishnu too.

Yes !

Cambodia stole everything.

AF Amir I wouldn’t say “stole” but gained inspiration or roots from them. Like how most of Vietnamese culture is very close to Chinese culture (I’m part Chinese and Vietnamese).

@@juschu67 wut?

THATS MINECRAFT LOGIC

what if its enchanted

That a pickax isn't it?

@@lime9416 for an ax you put the diamonds in a diffrent place

its all diamond tho

- aliza. And in wrinkle in time

Aren't thunder and lightning the same thing?

@@sasukedarkwolf _thunder: sound_ _lightning: light_

Oh God, this is so good xd

@@aIiza I'm sure you mean them as the forms of energy.

Cambodia have a lot of myth and urban legend.

I feel like there's a bit of a barrier when it comes to that sort of thing. Here in the US, European myths are pretty common. You might even get some exposure to Scandinavian mythologies as well, but you're not going to hear much from countries further east or south of Europe (Or, ironically, from the Americas themselves) except some of the most prominent ones. I would imagine that's because eastern countries like India, China, Cambodia, Japan, etc had essentially no direct contact with Europe for much of human history. The middle east did, but that was mostly tainted by religious "disagreements" so I would imagine not many people hearkened to folk tales of "heretics". That's my theory, at least.

I am from Cambodia, and i can say we are a .great country

nhi You heard the story of Buhhda?

“A good tale of Zeus fuckery” is the best description of Greek mythology I’ve ever heard

Lemon I know right?

Ikr, I wanna what happens next

It doesn’t have an ending because we can still see rain, hear thunder and lighting. It’s like a cycle.

Ooohhh Ted-Ed should animate a lesson Anime style!

Lemon kevin is that you?

True 💯🤩

So basically, it's the artwork here, that makes her look like Vishnu, right?

I think they colored Manimekalai blue to represent her as a water goddess and her nature( kind and clever ) But in my Literature it is shown that Manimekalai skin is like any human i say whiter than most Cambodian Fun facts : Ream Eyso isnt a demon but more of a giant we call it Yeak or what i think he is an Asura Also Lokta did stated that the magical Orb is the most precious among the item he give he only give Ream Eyso the axe and the prince the dagger because feel pity for their patience and hard work to be worthless

Amazing

Yes

But God and the bible are different ok?

@@UnderstandingCode where and when were they mentioned?

Consider The Following 🤽‍♀️ no god and the bible are fake too

@@DangLe-ml1ph bro if u think god and the bible is fake ok but I believe they are real(I'm hindu) but don't go around saying it it offends alot of people

Minato1 yeah it does I respect all religions

And what about Vorachhon? Came here through a thunder storm in Phnom Penh, noticing that there's very often not a thunder after lightning here.

Kookie Cookie awwwwwww......so cute

aye i'm cambodian too, what up mate

Are you a Kim Jong Kook fan

Kookie Cookie Cambodian and an ARMY? Can I have a hug? (I’m one too)

Jason Tung His last name is Jeon, not Kim!

Only to get eaten

damn i want my skin to shine like that

i see u everywhere in videos with cambodia in the title

I read this the exact same time the vid said it

@@helpnoname7588 😂

Btw you got “Lok ta” mixed up. Lok Ta is Buddha.

@@Ninjadab lok ta is not buddha. smh lok ta mean grandfather/wizard/master in khmer language.

@@Ninjadab lok ta moni eyso = wise hermit/sage/yogi

Another version of the tale is that the orb was the only prize. The yaksa(demon) cried so loudly and long enough like a child, so the old sage pitied him by giving the axe as gift, so that he can take back the orb knowing that the goddess are too smart to lose it.

too soon!

Well, because Ted Ed is trying to animate people, especially costumes in this video as similar to traditional Khmer as possible. That's why it's so much different than before. By the way, the people animating this are really well thought / well studied our traditions. 💯

not really...

especially when vorachhun's eyebrows go up and down

About to say that

Oh look! A LoZ fan out there!

Those that mean ream eyso kidnapped moni mekhala

I knew I couldnt be the only one

I thought I was the only one...

Yes. Moni as in gemstone and mekhla as in an ornament one wears around the waist.

Partha Pratim saha thank you मणि and मेखला are indeed sanskrit words. I guess the demon's name is from वैरोचन.

Partha Pratim saha Mekhala also means a belt/chain. So Mani Mekhala means a string of gems.

In Assamese, Moni means Pearl and Mekhela is the traditional dress of the Assamese ladies.

Ankur Brahma Right..... you're truly right.....

Thanks from Cambodia

Ikr... Same

me too!

Same here

Same

bruh you need more likes

Hmmm ....... thats pretty much how the story went

Just use hay bales to break fall damage, simple speed run fax

Did your other friend die

Oh, finally! A Minecraft meme about this!

Jay-Rock the gift of Internet

Correct me if im wrong but, I don't think Ted is an actual Person

TED stands for Technology Engineering and Design so yeah Ted isn't a real person but I'm pretty sure it was a joke

Ted ed is the name of the channel.....it's not name of a person...lol

Amy so how many people run the channel? I think two since there is the woman’s voice sometimes

Erick Tanamal yeah.. south east asian myths is breath of fresh air!

Yes!

Kevin 080592 Exactly! I couldn't put it in better words! Refreshing air!

YAAS

Ikr... It’s really nice to hear some Asian myths. I’m tired of hearing Western myths

@@Ninjadab I know I am replying quite late but here he meant Khmer as in the Hindu Buddhist kingdom of Cambodia from 9th to 15th century

@@sarthakmaan7075 well, there are not many.. as a Cambodian myself

Surodeep Sheth they fight all over and over again.

I think Moni Mekhala should have banished him into oblivion if she doesn't want to kill him.

What the rest? Considering they if they don't stop the rain probably won't and that wouldn't be good. Surely something must made a turce if not peace.

Sameee

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Awwww thanks for support!

Not you again

Fortnite is so bad

Kuripot Si Talim ikr At least it’s not a JoJo refrence...

I wouldn't consider Ibong Adarna as a myth. but rather a fantasy character since Adarna isn't a created by our ancient ancestors and isn't categorize as Filipino mythological creature. and we already have a mythological bird, which is "Amihan"

It's not metaphor, it's a comparison

Metaphors don’t use words like “as” or “like”, so it is a simile

It’s not spicy 🌶 either

lol

Ye

lol true but my parents call the local BUDDHA LOK TAAAA

"លោកតា" (Lok Ta) meaning "grandpa" this Khmer word probably has its roots in the Thai language. In Thai, there is the word "หลวงตา" (Luang Ta) which means grandfather. The word "หลวง" (Luang) is derived from the Kra-Dai language family. means "ใหญ่" (Yai = big) And the word "ตา" (Ta) also has its roots from the Kra-Dai language as well.

Feynstein 100 The fight continue till now, When rain you can see thunder and hear the storm. The fight continue...

yeah right

+Zenith Emerson Ah okay. My bad.

+Zenith Aw that's awesome. Thanks.

Zenith Emerson :o

Pickeledcoconut how was that? You speak khmer?

Interesting! What would you say the three most important things you learned from them? (always have been curious to go there).

#Cambodia's

Ikr

SAME

I am cambodian

Siam better

Yeeees cambodian too ಡ ͜ ʖ ಡ

It would be perfect as Disney is unoriginal.

I am in 8th grade learning this right now

I learned dis fight when I was in 3rd grade

That's why I came here

That's like the reason why I came here. And I sure am glad i did! UwU I loved listening to this.

Litetaker No it isn't!

Kay Jay do you mean Indian Mythology? Well there's certainly a need to make videos on them.

@@litetaker this mythology has great influence of Hindu mythology...the names are common sanskrit words too :)

@@litetaker hinduism or santan dharma is not just limited to india

@@truelove573 of course not, but it did originate in India. Jerusalem to Christianity and Judaism is as India to Hinduism and Buddhism

Ujwal Mokashi We were once hindu and now to walk in Buddhism but combine with hindu. Anyway I think we are both now.

+Be New When I went to Cambodia I was very impressed with how the people integrated both religions into one culture and belief system and respected both, too.

Ujwal Mokashi And India has a lot of Cambodian influence... There's no way of just one side influencing the other, they both end up influencing each other... Almost like a thesis and an anti-thesis, which merge into a synthesis

Dylan McDermott just wanna tell you that on 14th this month here come our new year and there is a big celebration at Angkor wat temple. Glad if you come 😁

Ujwal Mokashi ya it reminded me of vishnu

Jamikorn Meeraket LOL

Juanico Marco idk why they want dah “ball”

the crystal ball can grant ANY gift. bruh.

THE CIRCLE OF LIFE LOL

Pokémon type chart

no lol, if you put alot of water, you can drown plants

rakin shyan what?

Yas

Ya

Bini nah!

The Legend of Mayon Volcano?

HakunaKatada who are you?

Morning dew 😑

Collect gaming liquids to get the Minecraft diamond axe

I thought Lord Vishnu

Then they wouldn't be any rain

Same =D

Same

It's very sad that we're not that represented as frequently as Thailand is.

@@helen-fk4bf most of the time the only thing people know about cambodia is pol pot

Underrated comment bro !!!

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ar ra that I can't explain with details

ar ra are taunting me or saying in sarcastic tone? But wait I will explain to you as you are anticipating too much from me. I will summon to do this.

ar ra are you*

ar ra I got cocky at that time so I have interchanged between budhhism and Hinduism things, I couldn't fathom. Anyway, I wanna say that the concept which has taken is not correct at all, I mean some parts are not related to cambodian mythology. This video also got inspired from muthology of Buddhas. An you know that that budhhism is originated from India. P.S maybe I can be wrong but it is my point of view .

LOVE YOURSELF Some may be Hindu because Cambodia in the past has been Hindu/Buddhist depending on what emperor is what religion. During the 9th-13th century the Khmer empire was very strong, and a lot of myths and legends spread to many countries.

Cool! Moni Mekhala is also a character in a 6th century Tamil Buddhist epic

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