The teachings of Hindi Dharma are based on the four Vedas; therefore, Hindi Dharma is called Vedic, or Vaidica, or Vaidika Dharma. Adi Shankaracharya, in his commentaries of the Upanishads and Viveka-Chuoamaci, has acknowledged this Dharma alone as oSfnd/keZ/Vaidic, or Vedic Dharma (pronounced as ‘WAY-THE-K DH-RUM.’