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Prohibitions in Sikhism

These prohibitions are strictly followed by initiated Khalsa Sikhs who have undergone baptism. While the Sikh gurus did not enforce religion and did not believe in forcing people to follow any particular religion in general, the Sikh community does encourage all people to become better individuals by following the guru's way (Gurmat), as opposed to living life without the guru's code of disciple (Manmat):

Four major transgressions:

Other mentioned practices to be avoided, as per the Sikh Rehat Maryada: