nine

[Max.Nihom at oeaw.ac.at]

For what it is worth, according to Gonda (Aspects of Early Visnuism, p. 94) 
nine is prominent in Visnuism. It is also associated with Visnu in the 
Buddhist *Potalagamanamaargapattrikaa (Tucci, "Buddhist Notes: I. A Propos 
Avalokte"svara", p.184, Mélanges chinois et bouddhiques 9).


Max Nihom,
Vienna