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[Samavayanga Sutra 33. When a Saeksha (newly initiated or one with less vows) is in the presence of a Ratnik (one with more vows) and the Tathagata, he should be mindful of the following 33 Ashatanas (acts that hinder the path of Dharma):
1. A Saeksha should not walk too close to a Ratnik. This is the first Ashatana for a Saeksha.
2. A Saeksha should not walk ahead of a Ratnik. This is the second Ashatana for a Saeksha.
3. A Saeksha should not walk alongside a Ratnik. This is the third Ashatana for a Saeksha.
4. A Saeksha should not stand in front of a Ratnik. This is the fourth Ashatana for a Saeksha.
5. A Saeksha should not stand alongside a Ratnik. This is the fifth Ashatana for a Saeksha.
6. A Saeksha should not stand too close to a Ratnik. This is the sixth Ashatana for a Saeksha.
7. A Saeksha should not sit in front of a Ratnik. This is the seventh Ashatana for a Saeksha.
8. A Saeksha should not sit alongside a Ratnik. This is the eighth Ashatana for a Saeksha.
9. A Saeksha should not sit too close to a Ratnik. This is the ninth Ashatana for a Saeksha.
10. If a Saeksha performs Achaman (purification) before a Ratnik while going out to the place of contemplation, this is the tenth Ashatana for a Saeksha.
11. If a Saeksha criticizes before a Ratnik and the Ratnik criticizes later while going out to the place of contemplation or the place of walking, this is the eleventh Ashatana for a Saeksha.
12. If a Saeksha speaks before a Ratnik while the Ratnik is already talking to someone, this is the twelfth Ashatana for a Saeksha.
13. If a Ratnik asks a Saeksha at night or in the evening, "Arya! Who is sleeping and who is awake?", and the Saeksha ignores the question and does not answer, this is the thirteenth Ashatana for a Saeksha.
14. If a Saeksha brings food, drink, or something to eat or drink and offers it to another Saeksha first, and then to a Ratnik, this is the fourteenth Ashatana for a Saeksha.
15. If a Saeksha brings food, drink, or something to eat or drink and shows it to another Saeksha first, and then to a Ratnik, this is the fifteenth Ashatana for a Saeksha.
16. If a Saeksha brings food, drink, or something to eat or drink and invites another Saeksha to eat first, and then invites a Ratnik, this is the sixteenth Ashatana for a Saeksha.
17. If a Saeksha brings food, drink, or something to eat or drink and gives it to someone without asking the Ratnik, this is the seventeenth Ashatana for a Saeksha.
18. If a Saeksha eats food, drink, or something to eat or drink with a Ratnik and eats the best food quickly in large bites, this is the eighteenth Ashatana for a Saeksha.