The Cambodian myth of lightning, thunder, and rain - Prumsodun Ok
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"Moni Mekhala Ream Eyso" is the most sacred dance drama in Cambodia. It is performed every year in the buong suong ceremony, and explains the origins of lightning, thunder and rain according to the Khmer people. Prumsodun Ok tells this empowering tale that still enlightens our world today.
Lesson by Prumsodun Ok, animation by Silvia Prietov.
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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?
Dude,
You have a weapon,
A DIAMOND AXE...
And now you want a crystal ball-
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
Everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.
Mr Shambleface 😂😂😂
Avatar!!!
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.
Mekhala: *wins contest
Lok Ta: "Doesn't matter who won, y'all get prizes"
Mekhala: "Am I a joke to you?"
@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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Moni mehkala - sea
Ream Eyso-fire(heat)
The Fight between both - EVAPORATION(rain) which rejunuvates the earth(VORACHHUN)
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
Moni Mekhala resembles Krishna from Indian mythology, or is it just me?
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?
I know nothing of Cambodian myths, but I will say that Moni Mekhala is a *beautiful* name. It rolls off the tongue. I really like it lol
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
A diamond axe isn't a good gift it's just put 3 diamonds and 2 sticks into a crafting table.
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
_"When shall we three meet again,_
_In thunder, lightning, or in rain?”_
- Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 1
- 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.
For those who think the story isn't finished, you're right! They're still fighting. Ream Eyso is still looking for Moni Mekala and every time he's close to her, he throws his ax, which always misses. His ax produces the Thunder after the Lightning (Imagine Dragon ref). That's why every time you see a flash of lightning, you better brace yourself for a tremendous sound that follows. Eyso misses again! Poor guy, Moni Mekala is always a step ahead of him. This story is one of my childhood favorites. I've always been a fan, watching about other myths from around the world, but never had I thought TED would make an animation of it, and a great one too. Thank you for spreading knowledge about my country!
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.
Top 10 anime cliffhangers
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?
Manimekala is actually present in the tamil literature called “manimekalai” . She is the buddhist goddess of the sea and is believed to be the one who engulfed the port city of poombuhar.
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
wow the human mind is so creative, they got all of this just from lighting and thunder
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
Don't get me wrong, I love a good tale of Zeus fuckery, but there's a lot amazingly creative and wonderful mythological and spiritual stories outside of Greek and Roman mythology. I didn't know anything about Cambodia, but this video was such a treat! I'd personally love to see more tales from other cultures from around globe.
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
I’m Cambodian! So proud of this!
Btw, Lok Ta means an old man/grandpa so it’s not actually part of his name, it’s just polite to address someone older
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!
"His skin golden like a rice field ready for harvest."
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 😂
Moni Mekhala: 'Wins'
Tok La: "You all win!"
Moni Mekhala: *"Sounds like communist Propaganda but ok"*
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!
The animation is absolutely amazing. Ted Ed videos usually are, but this one just takes my breath away.
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
Vorachhun:Triforce of courage
Moni Mekhala:Triforce of wisdom
Ream Eyso:Triforce of power
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...
I was pleasantly surprised when the story went in the direction of how he was proud of all his students and loved them all like his children, so he decided to give them all a gift. It's some really positive mentor/parenting instead of the favoritism that is often shown in stories like this.
I'm Khmer krom, my grandma told me about this myth during my childhood... And now I'm telling to my kids, really happy to see this video.
Moni and Mekhla are common Bengali names in India. Mythical tales spreads far.
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.....
The thumbnail just reminded of lord Krishna
Love from India 💕💕💕💕💗💓
Thanks from Cambodia
Ikr... Same
me too!
Same here
Same
Ahh I'm so happy you guys chose Cambodia myth, as a Cambodian myself, it is very rare to see people talk about my country. There had been a few mispronounced words but I love the video overall!!!
Love to know more about Cambodian myths 🇰🇭❤️ please make more videos about Khmer new year ceremony 🙏
@@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
The animators you have are *the best*
_Keep it up Ted Ed!_
Ted you tell very good stories you got a gift & you are definitely using it right.
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
My friend in minecraft: Attempts to kill me with diamond axe
Me: *enderpearls into the sky* YEET
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!
Please make more Cambodian myth/tale videos! 🇰🇭
Nice to see some Southeast Asian myths taking the spotlight; I've grown weary from the typical Greek, Roman and Norse myths
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
Cambodian Myth is Amazing. Love from Philippines.
Awwww thanks for support!
Interesting! As a Chinese, I was told another version of this when I was a kid according to Chinese folklore. Anyways its nice to know other cultures story on the same topic !
This was wonderful! The graphics were amazing as well. Thank you, so much, for spreading the news about Cambodia Culture. This legend remind me of the thunder, lightning and rain originated from a heated, mid-air tiff between the ragefully jealous Ream Eyso and the more powerful, saintly Moni Mekhala.
I REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM NEXT!
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
Excellent animation yet again! Love your videos.
That’s the bedtimes story that every cambodian’s mom tells their kid I’m glad that you turned it into animation ❤️❤️
3:20 me losing my last brain cell on a test
yay cambodian representation! this makes me so happy :)
Hey Cambodian life
lehck loves chan YASS
I have three words for you. jong ban propun
bee’s knees good luck man
lehck loves chan ikr 😔👌
As a Cambodian myself , this brought so much memories. When I was a young boy , I usually sleep with my grandmother and each rainy night she would tell me this story about the three goddess that set of thunders and lightnings
*This kind of reminds me of the 3 alola starter final evolutions, tbh*
Moni Mekhala - Primarina
Vorachhun - Decidueye
Ream Eyso - Incinaroar
This was wonderful! The graphics were amazing as well. Thank you, so much, for spreading the news.
Amazing. Thanks for letting us know about Cambodia. Newar(indigenous people of kathmandu) myth of lightning and thunder is fight between Nagaa and Garuda.
A dictionary of the people
Lok Ta - A Godlike hermit
Vorachhun - Earth god
Ream Eyso - Fire demon
Moni Mekhala - Water goddess
Thank you so much Ted whenever I feel down I watch you
Hi I am a Cambodian.You did a great job telling the story and your pronunciation is also very good for a non native speaker .
*"When you come out of the storm you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about."*
...Yeah I'll be with 16 hp and full shield.
Not you again
Fortnite is so bad
Kuripot Si Talim ikr
At least it’s not a JoJo refrence...
Spicy metaphors “his skin gold like a rice field ready to be harvest”
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
This is my favorite Ted Ed
But it's also creepy because diamond battleaxes are my favorite weapon...
You should make a video of Ibong Adarna. A famouse Filipino myth.
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"
I moved to Siem Reap, Cambodia for 6 months when I was 20, all by myself. So glad I did. A lot to learn from these amazing people
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
This is beautiful! I used to learn this from textbook when I was In high school. Now it's wonderful seeing it again in video animation on TED ♥♥ Cambodian 🇰🇭
I am in 8th grade learning this right now
I learned dis fight when I was in 3rd grade
Being a Tamil, I was literally startled to hear the name ' Moni Meghalai ' bcoz in our tamil Sangam literature there is a great epic known as " Manimegalai " which depicts the powers and her rebirth of a girl. Proud to be Tamil 😍😍& also INDIAN 😉🇮🇳!!
Wow, i use to learn about this at school too it is so interesting myth
Wait, so how does the story end? Don't leave me hanging, Ted-Ed.
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
OH MY GOSH!! I commented a month ago that I'd like to see this video made! Thank you so much you did amazingly im so happy!!! I'm a cambodian dancer and our group performs stories like these, so i've heard it so many times and to see it so beautifully animated is insane THANK YOU!
As a khmer person who rarely sees anything mentioned of Cambodia I really really appreciate and love this
I loved this video! My father is cambodian
I don’t know how many times I heard that story as a child but I love it so much thank you Ted-ed for the video
This is so beautiful! I'm glad I learnt something about Cambodian culture. The animation is wonderful! Well done!
"A demon whose heart burned with passion and fire"
Sounds like Rengoku if he accepted Akaza's request for him to become a demon.
There is a very famous Tamil epic called Manimekalai that was composed by Sattanar. It was a sequel to another epic called Silappadikaram.
អរគុណសម្រាប់ការនិយាយពីកម្ពុជា thQ for saying about Cambodian 😍😘😘
The teacher was really wise as he gave prize to everyone for trying their level best.
This seems to me like it could be the basis for a great Silver-Age Disney Movie.
It would be perfect as Disney is unoriginal.
0:40
I though he said Mountain Dew
Morning dew 😑
Collect gaming liquids to get the Minecraft diamond axe
Absolutely love these videos, from the enrapturing storytelling to the breathtaking animation!
I wish TedEd would do a video on Indian mythology as well, like the story of Lord Ganesha!
This video was so beautifully animated, I love how each vid in this series has its own unique art style 😄🙏🏽📖
Me: (is Cambodian)
Me: (sees this)
Me: YAAAAAAAAAAAAY
Ikr
SAME
I am cambodian
Siam better
Yeeees cambodian too ಡ ͜ ʖ ಡ
TED should do Hindu Myths 😍😍
rakin shyan what?
This has got to be one ofthe most beautiful vids from Ted ed
Im Cambodia but i never heard of Lok Ta Eysei have 3 disciples...
And that one forgotten disciple is a heroe one!
This is is enlightened me!
Thank you ❤️ 🙏🏼
I really liked that the video ended on a cliffhanger, in my opinion, that's the best way to keep people interested.
I'm watching this while there's a thunderstorm outside! XD
Please do Hindu Mythology! There are so many stories to tell.
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
I remember watching this way back when it came out, I was suddenly reminded of this story and I genuinely have to say that these names are so gorgeous ♥︎ they just roll off your tongue
I'm from Cambodia and this animation is amazing.
I'd love to see a Filipino myth or some part of Philippine history!
Yas
Ya
Bini nah!
The Legend of Mayon Volcano?
HakunaKatada who are you?
The Thumbnail look Like
Lord Krishna!
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.
More videos in this style! It's gorgeous!
I am from Cambodia and this is the real story that i hear from my grandfather and grandmother. I'm proud to see this is happened in this channel.😅😅
Cool! Moni Mekhala is also a character in a 6th century Tamil Buddhist epic
Combodia has lot of Hindu influence.
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
Too good Ted Ed plz make video on indian mythology
Well “Lok Ta” translates to Khmer is actually “Grandpa”
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.
i love this myth and thus see it everyday. i just love it
Omg I love your mythology from around the world!!
I thought Lord Krishna! 💖
I thought Lord Vishnu
3:50
Steal his Axe! Then he can’t kill you!
Then they wouldn't be any rain
The first time I saw this video there was a very interesting comment about how this could compare to the Legend of Zelda and its aspects of feminine and masculine force, and when I was reading it my page refreshed and I haven't been able to find that comment ever since.
So glad to see some south east asian myths represented! And the animation is stunning
As a Cambodian, thank you for doing this
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
I am so happy to get to know that my country get to be talked in Ted Ed!!!❤❤❤
I find it very upsetting this so the only Cambodians folk lore to be found on UA-cam, but for the same thing I am blessed, that's there at least one.
Tysm TED-Ed you've always been a reliable history source ever since my school years fr
Thank you 🙏🏻❤️ I hope to see more Cambodian myths in the future 🇰🇭
This was a good myth, keep up the good work
The presentation and animation are too perfect, we don't deserve this
Please please do some videos on Indian mythology too! There are a plethora of interesting ones to pick from and it would be really helpful! We need it.
And amazing to watch from Ted-Ed as usual!
plants are immune to water
water is immune to fire
fire is immune to plants
THE CIRCLE OF LIFE LOL
Pokémon type chart
no lol, if you put alot of water, you can drown plants
2:17
Why does this remind me of the final Agni Kai?
I’m really enjoy your videos. Thanks for your sharing.
Thanks for your shearing this story ❤️ Love from Cambodia ❤️