ABSTRACT
The purpose of writing this article is to contribute to students’ social attitudes through the values of life contained in the Penampihan Temple. This study uses a qualitative research method with a descriptive narrative type. While the research approach used is semiotics. Researchers examined the existence of the reliefs of the Penampihan Temple through the semiotic system of Charles Sanders Pierce, which saw the relationship between sign, referent, and interpretant. The sign on the Penampihan Temple is a turtle carving. The turtle has a reference to the literary work of Tantri Kamandaka. The relationship between the character (turtle) and the academic reference of Tantri Kamandaka will give birth to an interpretant in the form of a particular concept of a story of friendship between a turtle and a goose. The relationship between the sign (tortoise) and its referent (Tantri Kamandaka) determines a particular sign, whether it is an index, icon, or symbol. In this case, the turtle relief can be interpreted as a symbol of various positive life values that humans can emulate. Data from the interpretation of the reliefs of the Penampihan Temple can be used as learning material. The presentation can be done through the virtual visiting method. Values that can be explored to shape social attitudes include cooperation, discipline, and responsibility.
