Eighth House [Ayurbhaava]:

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This is the house of longevity. The 1st, 3rd and 8th houses are to be judged in order to know the longevity of a person. It is also called as the house of death and it indicates the mode and place of death. It is related to all inheritances, legacies, wills, insurance, gratuity etc., which usually come after the death of the owner of the will insurance etc. This house shows the mode of death, whether it is natural, sudden, accident, suicide etc. and also the place where one dies. The time of death is found out from the !nd and "th houses along with the baadhaka houses. The 8th house indicates surgeons, medical officers, health inspectors, slaughter houses, butchers, and coroners and so on. #upiter or $aturn signifying the 8th house cause one to develop a deep interest in occult sciences and mystical subjects. In mundane astrology, this house deals with public mortality, the death rate of the country, epidemics, serious accidents, mass deaths etc. In horary astrology, this house has to be referred to for information relating to crossing of rivers, difficulties during a journey, and sufferings due to enemies, sudden happenings and accidents.