A tucked away Buddhist center in the north part of Brevard County is home to some of the state's largest Buddhist statues.

Nirvana Day is an annual Buddhist festival that remembers the death of the Buddha when he reached Nirvana at the age of 80. Nirvana is believed to be the end of the cycle of death and rebirth.

Known for thought processes like the Eightfold Path, enlightenment, and Nirvana, Buddha suggested that the purpose of life is to achieve enlightenment, a sort of spiritual awakening that ushers a ...