Realms of the Dharma takes its viewers on an aesthetic journey through time and space. It is a terrestrial trek—from South and Southeast Asia to Nepal, Tibet, China, Korea, and Japan—that has metaphysical implications. The exhibition’s wide-ranging scope succeeds in illuminating the diversity of Buddhist artistic expression in Asia. Museumgoers learn that “Buddhism” does not denote a singular belief system, but rather a variety of cultural traditions, religious expressions, and spiritual paths. The beautifully crafted environment houses some of the most striking artworks the religion has to offer. Its spatial and luminescent arrangements showcase the various Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, mandalas, and objects large and small from LACMA’s permanent collection (with some loans) in an exquisite fashion. The rooms are as full of life and beauty as they are spacious and erudite, inviting one to contemplate, speculate, and even venerate. Within its curated setting, the exhibition both “thinks and dreams at the same time,” as Lokesh Chandra once wrote about the relationship between time, space, and architecture.