Four admirations

The four admirations (Tib. མོས་པ་རྣམ་བཞི་, möpa nam shyi, Wyl. mos pa rnam bzhi) — four manners in which one can be admired by beings. It is often mentioned in magnetizing practices like Kurukulla.

They are:

• the admiration of being treated with kindness since one is seen as a father or mother
• the admiration of being respected since one is seen as a teacher
• the admiration of being renowned since one is seen as a king
• the admiration of being loved since one is seen as a friend

The Dungkar Great Tibetan Dictionary gives a similar enumeration

• being admired as a father or mother
• being admired as teacher
• being admired as a king or leader
• being admired as a lord