When the Buddha is not in Jhana, what state is he in?

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I think both are saying the same thing, in two different ways! viz “mindful and aware, rid of desire and aversion for the world”

The following chinese agama sutta might be useful…

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“If there is an arhat, with outflows dried up, who has done what was to be done, who has abandoned the burden, who has exhausted his fetters, and correctly known liberation: he also at that time still [1] abides in mindfulness of the body, observing the body: ardent, vigilant, mindful and aware, quieted in mind; [2] and of sensations; [3] and of the mind; [4] and abiding in mindfulness of dharmas, observing dharmas, even fully detached from dharmas.”

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