The direction of this creation dissertation originated from the memory of seeing a family funeral ceremony when I was a child, and the first time one of my family members past away, forcing me to learn what death and being apart really was. In my early years I was deeply inspired by the classic Consciousness-Only Theory in Buddhism and established as the core idea of my creative work. Consciousness-Only Theory dialectically connects the mind and the outside world, which is a way to allow ourselves to understand how consciousness works, and see through the difficulties in our minds in an objective way. Contexts, stories, and methods of practice in religion are all full of symbolic and surreal art forms. Therefore, I attempt to start with a brief discussion of Consciousness-Only Theory before entering the core theme of the creative process. Also, this discussion is the collation of my creative research, allowing myself to build a foundation for reviewing in the future creative research. The dissertation is divided into six chapters. The first chapter is the introduction, explaining how I was influenced by Consciousness-Only Theory in my research motivation, creative direction and noun explanations. The second chapter is the theoretical foundation, mainly discussing how to establish symbols of Buddha statutes with Consciousness-Only Theory and the phenomena of Consciousness-Only Theory in creating images. The third chapter is the main concept of my creative work, the development of pictorial symbolism in the paintings, and the discussion of the phenomenon of "Made by Mind" with the “return” of my art works. The fourth chapter is the creative form, discussing which categories can the concepts adapt to, and the operation cases of practice. The fifth chapter is the description of my art work, explaining the form and content of the two series of "Made by Mind" and "Classic Text". The sixth chapter is the conclusion. Reorganize the creative direction and cherish the uniqueness of my own creative works. This dissertation allows me to sort out the unorganized parts of sculpture creation for many years, giving me strength of reviewing the past and looking up to the future in my creative works.
