Is consciousness a result of contact?

I read the following on the internet: > *Thus we can say that consciousness is a result of contact.* > > *It looks like ocean waves: there is something beneath (water, an organ of perception) and something above (wind, perceived object).* > > *We can say that consciousness doesn't exist if there is no contact of organ of perception and object of perception.* Is consciousness a result of contact? Or contact a result of consciousness? What did the Lord Buddha, the Master, have to say about this?