on what the Buddha taught
Saṃyutta Nikāya
Nidānasaṃyuttaṃ
Aññatarabrāhmaṇasuttaṃ
SN12.46
Situated at Sāvatthi.
OK then a certain divine man went by there where the exalted one was. Having gone up to the exalted one he exchanged greetings with him. Having finished the politely exchanged greetings he sat down at one side. OK at one side seated he, the divine man, said this to the exalted one:
'OK now what is it, dear Gotama, is he who does, he who gets to experience?'
''Is he who does, he who gets to experience?' OK, divine man, this is one side.'
'Yet what is it, dear Gotama, another does, another gets to experience?'
''Another does, another gets to experience' OK, divine man, this is the second side. These are for you, divine man, the both sides; the Tathāgata points out the principle by the middle: With support of not knowing, inclinations. With support of inclinations, cognition ... So for this entire mass of suffering the rise is. However, with complete fading and cessation of not knowing, cessation of inclinations. With cessation of inclinations, cessation of cognition ... So for this entire mass of suffering the cessation is.’
So said he, the divine man, said this exalted one:
'Excellent dear Gotama, excellent dear Gotama ... I the follower have you Gotama for endorser; the shelter from this day on; while met with breath the refuge gone to.'