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Palkigundu (15°20′39″N 76°08′13″E / 15.344167°N 76.136944°E) and Gavimath (15°20′14″N 76°09′44″E / 15.3372926°N 76.1621377°E) near Koppal in Karnataka are two locations where inscriptions of Emperor Ashoka (304–232 BCE) were found. These inscriptions represent some of India's oldest written records, and are part of Ashoka's Minor Rock Edicts. Jain monks used to meditate there. The Palkigundu and Gavimath edicts are in Prakrit, written in Brahmi script. A Kannada translation of the inscriptions is available.

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  • Palkigundu (15°20′39″N 76°08′13″E / 15.344167°N 76.136944°E) and Gavimath (15°20′14″N 76°09′44″E / 15.3372926°N 76.1621377°E) near Koppal in Karnataka are two locations where inscriptions of Emperor Ashoka (304–232 BCE) were found. These inscriptions represent some of India's oldest written records, and are part of Ashoka's Minor Rock Edicts. Jain monks used to meditate there. The Palkigundu and Gavimath edicts are in Prakrit, written in Brahmi script. A Kannada translation of the inscriptions is available. At Palkigundu (palanquin rock), two huge boulders are topped with a flat-shaped rock forming a canopy. Rough steps lead to the top of the boulders, where a 2,300-year-old inscription is located. Similar edicts have been found in 17 places in India. About 2.5 km to the southeast of Palkigundu, at Gavimath, there is another rock inscription, also an edict from Ashoka. The Gavimath inscription is situated on a boulder in a sheltered place with a rock canopy. Jain monks used both Gavimath and Palkigundu as locations to meditate. (en)
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  • Palkigundu (15°20′39″N 76°08′13″E / 15.344167°N 76.136944°E) and Gavimath (15°20′14″N 76°09′44″E / 15.3372926°N 76.1621377°E) near Koppal in Karnataka are two locations where inscriptions of Emperor Ashoka (304–232 BCE) were found. These inscriptions represent some of India's oldest written records, and are part of Ashoka's Minor Rock Edicts. Jain monks used to meditate there. The Palkigundu and Gavimath edicts are in Prakrit, written in Brahmi script. A Kannada translation of the inscriptions is available. (en)
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  • Palkigundu and Gavimath, Koppal (en)
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