on what the Buddha taught
Saṃyutta Nikāya
Mahāvaggo
Saccasaṃyuttaṃ
Dhammacakkappavattanavaggo
Khandhasuttaṃ
SN56.13
'These four, almsmen, noble truths.
Which four?
And which, almsmen, Suffering; a noble truth?
'The five-masses-with-grasping' is to this to be answered; viz. the mass-of-form-with-grasping, the mass-of-feeling-with-grasping, the mass-of-perception-with-grasping, the mass-of-inclinations-with-grasping, the mass-of-cognition-with-grasping. This is called, almsmen, suffering; a noble truth.
And which, almsmen, Rise of suffering; a noble truth?
The going on of longing, accompanied by joy and passion welcoming this and that, pertaining to further existence; viz. the longing for lust, the longing for existence, the longing for non-existence. This is called, almsmen, rise of suffering; a noble truth.
And which, almsmen, Cessation of suffering; a noble truth?
What, with complete fading and cessation of just this longing, is the giving up, the forsaking, the release, the doing away with. This is called, almsmen, cessation of suffering; a noble truth.
And which, almsmen, The way leading to cessation of suffering; a noble truth?
This very noble eightfold path; viz. right view, right attitude, right speech, right doing, right way of life, right effort, right recollection, right concentration. This is called, almsmen, the way leading to cessation of suffering; a noble truth.
Now these are, almsmen, four noble truths. Therefore, almsmen, 'This; suffering' is the effort to be made. 'This; rise of suffering' is the effort to be made. 'This; cessation of suffering' is the effort to be made. 'This; the way leading to cessation of suffering' is the effort to be made.'