The entrance gate of the pagoda, the only access to the grounds about as large as a small college campus.
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Like the early Shaker communities of New England USA, the pagoda facility strives to be self-sufficient, such as growing vegetables as this picture depicts.
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University Registration
 Student orientation guides.
The Quy Nhon Pagoda opened its facility for a week of orientation for the University of Quy Nhon across the street. These spirited students were at the gate to help direct enrollees to tests, lunch, and sleeping areas, which were mats on the floor of the big pagoda.
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Inside Main Pagoda
 Inside the main pagoda. with students sleeping on mats.
This huge open space was opened for students to sleep during the week of university orientation. The pagoda apparently serves many functions for the benefit of the Vietnamese people. It was very heart-warming to witness.
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Students take tests for the university across the street from the pagoda. After this week they go back home ready for the fall term of their first year. They're doing a little last-minute studying.
The tall statue of Buddha stands on the east side of the central square with the pagoda on the north side.
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Chanting and reading Buddhist doctrine at a shrine inside the Pagoda compound. It wasn't as appealing as quiet meditating since the chant was through loud speakers.
The main pagoda.
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This is the central kitchen of the pagoda compound at which the cooks cook for everybody that is included in the very nominal rent. This Buddhist refuge is impressive for the caring function it fulfills.
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Extensive Quy Nhon Pagoda multi-faceted.
 Cooked and mashed rice drying on racks in the sun.
There are many self-sufficient activities such as mashing rice into sheets and drying them on racks in the sun. The finished product is like a dry flatbread of rice similar to Norwegian lefse, which is made from potatoes.
University of Quy Nhon
 Street with ubiquitous masked rider between the Pagoda and the university.
The university lies across the street from the Pagoda, and consists of several three-story buildings, but no expansive grassy malls one sees on most US campuses.
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