What Are the Bodhisattva’s Vajra’s Wrathful Gaze and Thunderbolt Means?

Question: What is meant by the Bodhisattva's Vajra's wrathful gaze and thunderbolt means?

Answer: For instance, imagine a person with mysophobia confined in a pen with a pig. Seeing the pig defecate and urinate in its own straw nest, this person cannot help but kick the pig—this is the thunderbolt means. Another example: a Bodhisattva whose mind is already purified arrives in the Saha World of Five Turbidities and dwells among beings afflicted by greed, hatred, and delusion. Seeing these beings deeply entrenched in ignorance, creating foolish karma without self-awareness, and refusing to accept guidance, the Bodhisattva cannot help but rebuke them loudly—this is the Vajra's wrathful gaze.

Question: But wouldn’t this cause people to say the Bodhisattva lacks compassion?

Answer: Whether it is compassion or not has never been defined by sentient beings. Bodhisattvas give their all for sentient beings, yet sentient beings are heartless and do not recognize such devotion. Being scolded is unavoidable. In the Saha World of Five Turbidities, it would be abnormal for a Bodhisattva not to be scolded by sentient beings—otherwise, there would be no such thing as Bodhisattvas who regress.