Abstract:
This Study Analyzed, Intercultural communication implication of the lotus. Intercultural
communication is directly related to socio-cultural anthropology, the holistic study of
humanity. Anthropologists argue that culture and established areas of communication refer
to the process of exchanging information, usually via a common system of symbols. Human
beings have evolved a universal capacity to conceive of the world symbolically, to teach and
learn such symbols socially, and to transform the world based on such symbols. Symbols try
to convey something that belongs to the unconscious, the unchartered world, clearly to the
conscious. Lotus has its roots in the dirt, and its stem grows out of the water surface.
Objectives of this research were study the symbolic meaning of the lotus according to
cultural and study the intercultural communication implications of the lotus flower.
Methodology of the research was the study of primary and secondary sources related to
cultural symbols. A research structure was formulated to enable an analysis of lotus symbol,
covering background and symbolic meaning according to different culture. Because the lotus
flower looks so clean and pure against the background of the dirty pond, it has been used to
represent purity and beauty. The lotus is one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism.
Color of a lotus conveys a particular meanings and it represent cosmic of harmony. Lots of
Hindu Gods are sitting on a Lotus. Symbols deliver meanings and power to people. Symbols
present not only the representative meanings but also the power within. Symbols play the
role as a bridge that connects the two separate dimensions. In other words, symbols connect
the unknown and known, and the conscious and unconscious. The language of symbols is a
visual, poetic language with many layers of meanings and depth. It can be change by country
to country. It inspires us to understand cultural values and beliefs by their own meaning of
symbols through intercultural communication.
