Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026Relevant now
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Campus language
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B
- BQV
- Ban Quản viện - The Board of Residential Management responsible for student life and discipline.
C
- Chấp tác
- Communal labor or manual service tasks required of all students as part of their practice.
H
- HĐĐH
- Hội đồng Điều hành - The Executive Board/Board of Directors of the Academy.
- Huân tu
- Periods of intensive spiritual practice or retreats integrated into the academic calendar.
N
- Nhà bếp
- The kitchen area where students often perform communal service (chấp tác).
- Ni xá
- The residential block specifically for nun students at the Le Minh Xuan campus.
- Nội viện
- The general term for the inner residential monastery area where students live and practice.
Q
- Quá đường
- The formal, ritualized meal taken in silence according to Buddhist tradition.
T
- Tăng xá
- The residential block specifically for monk students at the Le Minh Xuan campus.
- Thỉnh nguyện
- The formal process of requesting permission or submitting a petition to the Board.
- Trai đường
- The formal dining hall where monastics take ritual meals (Quá đường) in silence.
V
- VP
- Văn phòng - The administrative office located at either the Phu Nhuan or Binh Chanh campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Chánh điện
- The Main Hall used for major ceremonies, chanting, and formal gatherings.
- Đồng phục
- The specific monastic robes (usually yellow or brown depending on tradition) required for all academic activities.
- Hội trường lớn
- The Grand Hall used for graduations, conferences, and large-scale lectures.
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- Khu vực Thọ trai (Monastic Dining Hall)
- Lê Minh Xuân
- Common shorthand used by students to refer to the expansive Campus 2 located in Binh Chanh district.
- Nguyễn Kiệm
- Common shorthand for Campus 1, located at 750 Nguyen Kiem, Phu Nhuan District.
- Thư viện Trí Quảng
- The central library named after the Academy's founder, Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang.
- Tòa hành chính
- The administrative building housing the main offices and faculty rooms.
- Xe đưa đón
- The shuttle bus service that transports students and faculty between Campus 1 (Phu Nhuan) and Campus 2 (Binh Chanh).
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 12 approved campus terms and 9 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.