The word ‘Ved’ (Veda) means ‘knowledge’ and is derived from the Sanskrit root ‘vid’, which means ‘to know’. It does not refer to one single literary work but indicates a vast corpus of literature, which arose over many centuries and has been handed down from one generation to another generation by verbal transmission. The relationship between the “Ved (Veda)” and “Hindu” is rooted in the religious and philosophical traditions of Hinduism and these sacred Vedic texts. Thus, this relationship is intrinsic and foundational.