Symbolic meanings of the number nine?

Answer 1

9 - Nine
Nine is a sacred number; three multiplied by itself to give eternity, completion and fulfilment.
In China, number 9 is the number of celestial power, the nine storeyed pagoda is a symbol of heaven.
Many folk saying around the number 9 like : A stitch in time saves nine; Cloud nine is the ultimate happiness.; A cat has nine lives.
A nine pointed star is used by the Bahai as a symbol faith. The number nine has significance in the Bahá'í Revelation. Nine years after the announcement of the Báb in Shiraz, Bahá'u'lláh received the intimation of His mission in the dungeon in Teheran. Nine, as the highest single-digit number, symbolizes completeness. Since the Bahá'í Faith claims to be the fulfillment of the expectations of all prior religions, this symbol, as used for example in nine-sided Bahá'í temples, reflects that sense of fulfillment and completeness

by Jordan Young