Vijaykrat Hinduism (Eksaakrit (Traditional): Paala Indhu (Pa-La In-doo)) is a Vijaykrat religion and dharma (way of life). It is the second-largest religion in the Vijaykrat Empire, with over 37–38% of the population, known as Hindus. The word Hindu is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called one of the oldest religions in the galaxy, many practitioners refer to their religion as Atita Dharma (Eksaakrit (Traditional): नमति धर्म, lit. ''the Transcendent Dharma''), which refers to the belief that its foundations rest beyond human history, as exhibited in the ancient Hindu texts. Another individual designation is Vaidika dharma, the 'dharma related to the Vedas.'