「供養」出家師父的「供養」英文如何說？

「供養」是親情關係的概念，英國/美國人的文化不搞這一套，給錢照顧父母就是給錢照顧，沒有供養不供養的。從納稅角度看，稅務局對「受供養的父母」的法律稱呼是「dependent parents」，同理可類推出「dependent children」，但「供養」作為動詞在英語世界是不存在的，這是cultural context的文化差異。

2014-04-09 11:29:13 補充：
問了幾個和華人一起租房的美國朋友，他們說真的沒有特定字眼翻譯「供養」，反正他們作為美國人就叫它為「contribute to household expenses ，help with their bills and groceries，help with the family's expenses」。美國人的理財觀念是「分擔」而不是「供養/報答」。

If you remove the religious connotation from the term "供養“， it would mean the same as "資助”。Therefore, the word "support" is quite sufficient and appropriate in conveying the intended meaning.

The meaning of "供養" is different from "supply", "provide for", "support". I think, there must be other words that are specifically for the meaning.