The Sanskrit terms Śvetāmbuja and Śvetāmbujā can be transliterated into English as Svetambuja or Shvetambuja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Śvetāmbuja (श्वेताम्बुज).—A class of gods doing śrāddha.^*

• * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 10. 109.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Śvetāmbujā (श्वेताम्बुजा) refers to the Ḍākinī of the eastern gate situated in the Kāyacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the kāyacakra refers to one of the four divisions of the nirmāṇa-puṭa (‘emanation layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The four gate Ḍākinīs [viz., Śvetāmbujā] each has the same physical feature as the four Ḍākinīs starting with Lāmā.

Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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