How to reconcile these 2 suttas with absorption Jhāna?

Ven Analayo’s view can be seen in the paper linked here: My “Jhāna” Story - #9 by mikenz66

Analayo: There can be little doubt that the way of developing absorption meditation described in Theravāda exegesis, in particular in the important Theravāda path-manual, the Path of Purification by Buddhaghosa, employs vocabulary unknown in the early discourses and differs from them in various respects. It does not necessarily follow, however, that the resultant experience must be substantially different from the type of absorption envisioned in the early discourses.

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