Nirvana. Nirvana- The End of Suffering... In this lifetime and all future lifetimes.
Enlightenment- The Wisdom of Emptiness... The wisdom that arises from the direct experience of all phenomena being empty of independent existence. see link Buddhist Enlightenment vs Nirvana below
Enlightenment is a state of relative and absolute happiness, this state is the goal of many Buddhists.
The ultimate enlightenment in Buddhism is known as nirvana or the nirvana state.
Ultimately all Buddhists aim to become enlightened. Enlightenment is the state where you are free from suffering (dukkha).
to get enlightenment free from suffering
Buddhists believe you can achieve enlightenment by following the Eight Fold Path.
No, Buddha himself is not worshipped, rather Buddhists attempt to attain the state of enlightenment that Buddha himself achieved.
Famous Buddhists (during the Buddha's lifetime) were the disciples of the Buddha, who had attained any of the 4 stages to enlightenment.
They wanted to find something called enlightenment.
When a Buddhist reaches a transcendent state, they have reached Nirvana (Nibbana) and have become enlightened
Of course!
Buddhists do not worship statures. There may be statues in Buddhist temples which serve to focus their thoughts on the methods of attaining enlightenment.
It a holiday celebrating buddah. Of course that means that buddhists celebrate it.