Since giving is the fundamental way of making merit for many laypeople, and monastics in their turn make merit by teaching the donors, merit-making has thus created a symbiotic relationship between laypeople and Sangha (monastic community).
Since giving is the fundamental way of making merit for many laypeople, and monastics in their turn practice themselves to be a good field of merit, as well as make merit themselves by teaching the donors. Merit-making has thus created a symbiotic relationship between laypeople and Sangha (monastic community).