MAKNA SIMBOL DAN ORNAMEN PADA BANGUNAN VIHARA GUNUNG TIMUR

The title of this research was ‘The Meaning of Symbols and Ornaments in the Building of Vihara Gunung Timur’. The research problems were 1) what types of symbol and ornament are found in the building of Vihara Gunung Timur? and 2) what the meaning of symbols and ornaments found in the building of Vihara Gunung Timur?. The research used descriptive qualitative method. The theory used in the research was the theory of semiotics of Charles Sanders Peirce. The data were gathered by conducting observation, interview, and documentary study and explaining the kinds of ornament the building of Vihara Gunung Timur, and 2) the symbols and ornaments in the building of the building of Vihara Gunung Timur contained the meanings: the Symbol of Chih-wen Dragon, the Ornament of Tian Lung Dragon, the Symbol of  lion, the Symbols of Kwam-Im Goddess Statue, the Ornament of Hong Bird, the Ornamen Of Lotus, The Symbol of Paper Lantern, the Symbol of Drum, the Symbol of Peony, the Symbol of Geometry, the Ornament of Murals, the Ornamen of God of Gate, the Symbol of Koi Fish, the Symbol of Buddha Maitreya Statue, the Symbol of Buddha Sidharta Statue, The Symbol of Hok Tek Tjeng Sien Statue, the Symbol of Liu Ding Liu Jia Statue, the Symbols of Ou Sien Ku Statue, the Symbol of Ma Zu Statue, the Symbol of Cen Cing Tien Statue, and the Symbol of Ing Fu She Ce.