[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) › c8.24 # Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c8.24 Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c8.24 - **Language:** English ### [c8.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c8.24) As collective terms Itihāsa and Purāṇa are often mentioned as distinct,³ and yet are sometimes treated as much the same; thus the Vāyu calls itself both a Purana and an Itihāsa,⁴ and so also the Brahmāṇḍa.⁵ The Brahma calls itself a Purana and an Ākhyāna.⁶ The Mahābhārata calls itself by all these terms.⁷ - [Previous: c8.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c8.23) - [Next: c8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c8.25) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c8.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c8.24) · Pramāṇa