[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Ancient Indian Historical Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922) › c6.53 # Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c6.53 Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c6.53 - **Language:** English ### [c6.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c6.53) These considerations show how little trust can be placed in the Vedic literature as regards any matter which the brahmans found awkward for their pretensions. When they suppressed facts of the greatest moment, it was a light thing to distort smaller matters.¹ - [Previous: c6.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c6.52) - [Next: c6.54](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c6.54) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c6.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c6.53) · Pramāṇa