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= Kartarpur Bir = The Kartarpur Bir, also known as the Kartarpur Pothi, is the earliest recension of the Adi Granth.

= Pre-canonical Sikh texts = Pre-canonical Sikh texts are collections of Sikh scriptures preceding the compilation of the Adi Granth.

Goindwal Pothis
There are two extant manuscripts of the Goindwal Pothis: the Ahiapur Vali Pothi and Pinjore Vali Pothi. The Ahiapur volume is kept at Jalandhar whilst the Pinjore volume is kept at Pinjore.

First websites
Some early Sikh websites include:


 * Sikhs.org – established in December 1994 by Sandeep Singh Brar, claiming itself to be the first website dedicated to Sikhism. This website claims to be the first one to make the Guru Granth Sahib available on the Internet.
 * SikhSpirit.com – established in October 1995. Began as the Central Gurdwara Resource Centre Newsletter in 1995 and based at the Central Gurdwara (Khalsa Jatha) London.
 * SikhNet – established in April 1996 by Gurumustuk Singh Khalsa of 3HO.

Guru Granth Sahib
A digital version of the Guru Granth Sahib, accompanied with translations, is available on the Internet.

Origins
Antecedents of Sikh forays into environmentalism can be found within the Guru Granth Sahib itself. The second shloka of the Japji Sahib of Guru Nanak stresses on the importance of living in-harmony with nature. Furthermore, Guru Har Rai taught that the environment should be cared for by Sikhs. The sarbat da bhala philosophy of Sikhs calls upon them to promote the well-being of all.

Environmental causes
Some earlier Sikh organizations that delved into environmental efforts include Pingalwara, established by Bhagat Puran Singh, whom had pro-environmental inclinations. Balbir Singh Seechewal of the Nirmala sect, spearheaded the movement to clean-up the Kali Bein rivulet in the year 2000. The Kali Bein, which has a high-degree of importance in the Sikh religion as the location where Guru Nanak became religiously transformed in God's court, had been degraded due to agricultural run-off, untreated sewage, and an overgrowth of water hyacinth that was clogging-up the rivulet. Seechewal also had raised awareness on the Buddha Nullah issue.

Sewa Singh, director of the Nishan-e-Sikhi Charitable Trust based in Khadur Sahib, supervised the distribution and planting of hundreds of thousands of tree saplings. The roadways of Khadur Sahib being lined with these planted trees, though not all of them are indigenous species. Furthermore, gardens were planted that contain a larger variety of tree species.

Theological perspectives
Sikhs believe that the environment and the various forces of nature are sentient, forming part of the divine consciousness of existence. In the Guru Granth Sahib on page 6, the wind, water, fire, planets, galaxies, and solar systems are described as being part of the divine oneness that interlinks all. Sikhs believe animals are sentient beings who worship the divine. Due to the Sikh respect for animals, many Sikhs follow a vegetarian diet, however a vegetarian diet is not mandated in Sikhism. The only restrictions relating to meat are related to Sikhs being barred from consuming meat sourced from an animal that was slaughtered through a religiously sacrificial manner, such as halal. Furthermore, Sikhs are expected to refrain from eating meat if it is injurious to their health. Another reason why meat-consumption is not officially banned in Sikhism is due to how the Guru Granth Sahib on page 1189 describes how vegetables are also living creatures, so it would be discriminatory to ban eating meat but not ban eating plants.

Guru Nanak
The Sodhi descendants of Guru Ram Das in Guru Harsahai claim to possess many relics of the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, such as his writings and personal belongings.

Guru Gobind Singh
The former state of Nabha held many relics of the tenth guru, including his Kesh, Kangha, and Dastar.