KO: The Enduring Cycle of Creation and the Decimal Principle

The character for “KO” represents the number “9.” Its elements consist of the lower semicircle, signifying the Phenomenal World, a vertical line signifying the Latent World, and small circles at the positions of 8 and 1.

The progression from “HI” (one) to “YA” (eight), followed by the addition of another “HI,” which links back from “YA” to “HI,” is expressed as “eight plus one equals nine.” This conveys the core intention that the cycle of creation, HI FU MI YO I MU NA YA KO TO (the ten sonic elements), repeats ceaselessly.

“KO” symbolizes the continuous nature of the cosmos, where the phenomenal generation and stability, having reached the extreme limit in the “YA” stage, return to a new beginning (“HI”). This suggests Katakamuna’s fundamental cosmology: that all phenomena in the universe do not follow a single linear evolution but rather infinitely repeat generation and development in a helical or circular cycle.

— Decimal Principle —

The expression of KO as “nine” in the sequence HI FU MI YO I…KO TO (1-10) is significant because it suggests that Katakamuna’s numerical system operates on a decimal (base-10) principle. Furthermore, this is not posited as a mathematical concept invented by humans but rather as an inherent natural law that governs the cyclical workings of the cosmos.