The wheel represents Buddha turning the Wheel of Truth or Law. The wheel tells the story that after Buddha reached enlightenment, Brahma came from heaven and gave Buddha a Dharmachakra. Brahma wanted Buddha to teach him how to use it.
The Dharmachakra has eight spokes, and each one represents the Eight Fold Path. In the Middle the swirling segments represent Buddha, Dharma (teachings), and Sangha (spiritual community). The three parts of the wheel can be split up to represent discipline, wisdom, and concentration.
The Buddha statue is actually a representation of Siddhartha Guatama, the founder of Buddhism.
The statue also represents "The Enlightened One", Siddhartha after he reached enlightenment.
The Buddha statue may represent the hope to end suffering and reach nirvana.
http://viewonbuddhism.org/general_symbols_buddhism.html#1
http://www.allaboutreligion.org/buddha-statue.htm
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