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Chinese dictionary
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v.take charge of affairs in a Buddhist or Taoist temple; manage temple affairs
长老遂把自己住持的寺院更名为枣寺。
So Master Sugehara named his temple "The Date Monastery".
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n.(Buddhist or Daoist/Taoist) abbot; abbess; highest ranking officiator at a monastery or nunnery
佛寺的住持
abbot of a monastery
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