{{Short description|Major vices in Sikhism}} {{SikhBeliefs}} In Sikhism, the '''Five Thieves''' ({{langx|pa|ਪੰਜ ਚੋਰ}}, pronunciation: {{IPA|pa|pand͡ʒ t͡ʃoɝ|}}), also called the '''five evils''' or the '''five vices''' (Punjabi: ਪੰਜ ਬੁਰਾਈਆਂ ''paja burā'ī'āṁ''),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC - Religions - Sikhism: Sikh Beliefs |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/beliefs/beliefs.shtml |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> are the five major weaknesses of the human personality at variance with its spiritual essence, and are known as "thieves" because they steal a person's inherent common sense. These five thieves are kaam (lust), krodh (wrath), lobh (greed), moh (attachment) and ahankar (ego or excessive pride).<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Five Thieves of Happiness|last=Izzo|first=John B.|publisher=Berrett-Koehler Publishers|year=2017|isbn=9781626569348|location=Oakland, CA|pages=7}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=July 2023}}
==See also== * Six Enemies (Hinduism) * Kashaya (Jainism) * Kleshas (Buddhism) * Five hindrances (Buddhism) * Seven deadly sins * Three poisons
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== Further reading == * Sher Singh, ''The Philosophy of Sikhism''. Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee * Nirbhai Singh, ''Philosophy of Sikhism''. Delhi: Atlantic Publishers & Distri, 1990 * Nripinder Singh, ''The Sikh Moral Tradition''. Delhi: Manohar, 1990 * Teja Singh, ''Essays in Sikhism''. Lahore: Sikh University Press, 1944 * Wazir Singh, ''Philosophy of Sikh Religion''. Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 1981 * Avtar Singh, ''Ethics of the Sikhs''. Patiala: Punjabi University, 1970
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