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Second Coming

The prophecies of a Second Coming are various and span across many religions and cultures.

Most notable is the Christian and Muslim belief in the return of Jesus Christ. Another is Maitreya (Pali: Metteyya), a bodhisattva, prophesied by Gautama Buddha to be the next Buddha who will return to restore Buddhism when it becomes lost or corrupt.

See also: Parousia and millennialism.

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Second Coming is also:

• A poem by William Butler Yeats
• An album by the Stone Roses
• A 2002 British Television drama produced by ITV, starring Christopher Eccleston. See [1]
• A record album by Shotgun Messiah

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