What are views?

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What are views?

Someone's concept about causes and effects (paṭiccasamuppāda & paṭiccasamuppanna).
Lobha view, desiring wrong concept. Bad.
Kusala view, knowing in wrong/right concept, no desiring. Good.
Wisdom view, rightly understanding in right concept. better.

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a)Are views latent factor. What are they?

Co-nascence-condition: 8 citta, 21 cetasika, 28 rūpa.
Powerful-dependence-condition:81 citta, 52 cetasika, 28rūpa.
See: http://www.abhidhamma.com/txt_Patthana_Sahajata_group.pdf
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b)Are newly born children have views?

Yes. Before they cry, they think "my happiness never die".
View is not a word to learn. It is a concept of thinking. Everyone can think. Baby also think.

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c)How we develop new views? What are they?

Change person's wrong thinking about causes and effects. Think them new in right concept every time. Don't let nivaraṇa born between thinking.
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d)Are Arahants got views?

Yes, It's called "sammādiṭṭhi".

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e)Can we live without views?

Sometime. But everytime based on view. Crying has no view, but you maybe have a view before cry.
Example: "My mother never die. Die is only a separation. So, she still be my mother,though she died." So, you cry because of separation, when she die. We can see "when people cry they thinking only 'how can I throw it away? How can I kill it?'". But they always stop to cry to think. Diṭṭhi arising, at that time.

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f) Are all views bad?

I answered after, above a) question.

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g) What is the life like without views?

I answered in the example of your e) question.

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h)What is the etymology of Ditthi?

Lobha view in wrong concept, is micchādiṭṭhi.
Lobha view in right concept, is lobha (citta+cetasika) without micchādiṭṭhi.
Wholesome-citta can think a wrong concept, but it not desire.
Wisdom can think about wrong concept, with deciding "it's wrong causes or/and effects".


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