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Emperor Asoka Rock Edicts, Jonnagiri Village:
A prominent granite hill rock bearing “Emperor Ashokan” inscriptions at Jonnagiri village, Kurnool District. From a cultural heritage perspective, the ancient “Emperor Ashoka” tablets and identified as a monument of Andhra Pradesh recognized by the Archeological Survey of India under the Ministry of Culture headed by the Prime Minister of India, which attracts a lot of tourists round the year from all over the world.
There are 8 major rock edicts still existing and exposed ancient rock tablets with Buddhist script lithographs embedded in what are known as the world famous “Emperor Ashoka” rock edicts in our country and each has 14 edicts. One of the 8 major rocks edicts is at Jonnagiri. The word Jonnagiri evolved from Sonnagiri, which was distorted form of Suvarnagiri, the southern capital of the Ashokan Empire. As the name suggests, Suvarnagiri means “Mountain of Gold”. As time passed Suvarnagiri came to be called as Sonnagiri and later Jonnagiri. It is situated 13 kms away from Gooty railway station.
During the times of Emperor Ashoka in 245 BC, lithographs were made in Pali language. Inscription on rocks were called “Shila Lekh”. In Jonnagiri Village, these rock edicts still exist in Pali script. There are some 8 large rocks with clear inscriptions preserved on them, stating that the diamonds, gemstones and gold are found here and all that is found here and all that is found belongs to the Emperor Ashoka. It contains two minor rock edicts. The rock edicts were inscribed in Brahmi script and Prakrit language