A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display, and the display formed thereby, the method including forming a first display panel including a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, the thin film transistor including an auxiliary electrode, a semiconductor layer disposed on the auxiliary electrode, and a gate electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer, forming a second display panel including a common electrode, forming a liquid crystal layer including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules on the first display panel or the second display panel, bonding the first display panel and the second display panel, applying different voltages to the pixel electrode and the common electrode, and irradiating ultraviolet rays in the liquid crystal layer, to initially align the liquid crystal molecules.