The Sanskrit term Śvetāṅkara can be transliterated into English as Svetankara or Shvetankara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Śvetāṅkara (श्वेताङ्कर) is the name of an ancient kingdom, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.7 [The killing of Rāvaṇa] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, Praticandra said to Bhāmaṇḍala: “[...] I, astonished by the immediate healing of the blow, asked Bharata about the power of the perfumed water and your younger brother related. ‘[...] From involuntary destruction of karma, [Vindhya] became a god, a Vāyukumāra, named Pavanaputraka, lord of the city Śvetāṅkara. Knowing his former death by clairvoyance, angered, he made various and numerous diseases in this city and district. [...]’.”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Partial matches: Shveta, Ankara.

Full-text: Pavanaputraka.

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 4: Cure of Lakṣmaṇa < [Chapter VII - The killing of Rāvaṇa]

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