Cultural Reference of #9 List

Buddhist

• Tradition holds nine to be the supreme spiritual power, and a celestial number.

Celtic

• Legend symbolizes nine as a highly significant number.
• It is a central number with the eight directions with the center making nine.
• The Triple Goddesses are thrice three.
• There are nine Celtic maidens and nine white stones that symbolize the nine virgins attendant on Bridgit.
• Nine is connected with the Beltane Fire rites which are attended by 81( 8+ 1= 9) men, nine at a time.

Chinese

• Nine is a celestial power.
• It is 3x3 being the most auspicious of all the numbers.
• Nine also signifies the eight directions with the center as the ninth point known as the Hall of Light.
• There are nine great social laws and classes of officials.
• In land divisions for Feng Shui there are eight exterior squares for cultivation of the land by holders and the central, and ninth, square is a "god's acre", dedicated to Shang-ti, the supreme ruler.
• It is also known as the Emperor's Field, giving homage and respect denoting the position of heavenly power.

Christian

• Nine is one of the numbers that appears scantly in Christian symbolism.
• There are the triple triads of choirs of angels and nine spheres and nine rings around hell.

Egyptian Mythology

• Nine represents The Ennead.

Hebrew

• Nine is pure intelligence (eight was perfect intelligence).
• Also represents truth, since it reproduces itself when multiplied.

Kabbalism

• Nine symbolizes foundation.

Hindu

• Nine is the number of Agni, fire.
• The square of the nine forms the mandala of eighty-one squares and leads to, and encloses the Universe.

Mayan

• There are nine underworlds each ruled by a God.
• We find this reference to "nine underworlds" present in many cultures and beliefs.

Pythagorean

• The nine is the limit of all numbers, all others existing and coming from the same.
• ie: 0 to 9 is all one needs to make up an infinite amount of numbers.

Scandinavian

• Odin/Woden hung for nine days and nights on the Yggdrasil to win the secrets of wisdom for humankind.
• Skeldi, the northern Persephone, the goddess of snow, lives in her mountain for three months and by Niord's sea for nine months.
• Nine is the sacred number in Scandinavian-Teutonic symbolism.