Talk:Manuscripts ~ Mitti Ke Diye (मिट्टी के दीये)

59 or 60 chapters?

Shailendra's notes: "This book contained 59 stories in previous editions (1966). Recent edition (2003) has 60 stories. Previously there was a mistake- 2 stories (ch. 22 and 23) got joined as one."

The same goes for the 59 chapters of the translation The Earthen Lamps (1968), versus Earthen Lamps (2012) with 60 chapters. --DhyanAntar 13:11, 22 July 2018 (UTC), updated 23 Oct 2018.

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Differences in the title-spelling

Cover (Sheet 1 - Recto)

Back of Cover (Sheet 1 - Verso)

Today Shailendra stated about differences in the title:

"Both Are Correct: मिट्टी के दीए / (मिट्टी के दीये)

To create more confusion- osho wrote in Manuscript: मिट्टी के दिये (see Cover on image on the right)

And He Cancelled what he wrote previously (see Back Cover on image on the right):

मर्त्य दीप

अमृत ज्योति

In my opinion best is- मिट्टी के दीए

Let us avoid- दिये because it also means GIVEN, GAVE

Google translate gives meanings as below-

मिट्टी के दीए Clay Dia (Earthen Lamp)

मिट्टी के दिये Soil

मिट्टी के दीये Soil Light

Dia is accepted word in English dictionary, but this is singular, Deeye is plural."

--DhyanAntar 13:36, 24 July 2018 (UTC)