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First prove the exact lifting statement for the forgetful functor $U^T:{\mathcal{C}}^T\to \mathcal{C}$. Take any diagram in a category of algebras for a monad $(A_j,a_j)$ whose underlying diagram has a chosen categorical limit $p_j:L\to A_j$. The arrows $a_{j}T(p_j):TL\to A_j$ form a categorical cone, since every diagram arrow is a morphism of algebras for a monad. Thus the universal property gives a unique arrow $a:TL\to L$ satisfyingThe projections are jointly monic: two arrows into $L$ with the same composites with every $p_j$ are equal. Therefore the algebra identities can be checked after these projections. For the unit,For multiplication,The algebra law for $a_j$ makes the right-hand sides equal. Thus $(L,a)$ is an algebra for a monad, and each $p_j$ is a morphism of algebras for a monad. Its action is unique with this property.

Given an algebra cone $q_j:(B,b)\to (A_j,a_j)$, let $q:B\to L$ be its unique underlying mediating map. Thenso $qb=aT(q)$ by joint monicity. Hence $q$ is an algebra map, proving the lifted cone is limiting. This establishes that the monad algebra forgetful functor creates limits, without any assumption that $T$ preserves limits.

For a monadic adjunction, the comparison satisfies $U=U^{T}K$. If $K$ is an isomorphism of categories over the base, the preceding unique lift transports back literally, so $U$ is a limit-creating functor. If monadic means that $K$ is only an equivalence of categories, the precise conclusion is creation of limits up to isomorphism: the lifted algebra is isomorphic to an object $K(D)$, and its limiting cone transports along that isomorphism. Full faithfulness supplies the arrows and their uniqueness.

This distinction concerns prescribed underlying objects, not existence of limits. Literal creation does not follow from an arbitrary equivalence alone. For example, the inclusion of the one-object category into the two-object indiscrete category, choosing one of its objects, is an equivalence of categories and is monadic under the equivalence convention. Either object of the target is terminal, but the other chosen terminal object has no literal object preimage. Thus the strict reading of the requested assertion needs the strict comparison convention; the equivalence-invariant statement is proved above.

First prove strict creation for the canonical forgetful functor $U:{\mathcal{C}}^T\to \mathcal{C}$. Let a diagram of algebras $(A_i,a_i)$ have a chosen underlying limit cone $p_i:L\to A_i$. The maps $a_{i}T(p_i):TL\to A_i$ form a cone: if $h:A_i\to A_j$ is a diagram arrow, then $h{a}_i=a_{j}T(h)$ and $h{p}_i=p_j$. Thus the limit property gives a unique action $a:TL\to L$ withThe projections are jointly monic. By naturality of $\eta$ and the algebra unit laws, $p_{i}a{\eta }_L=a_i{\eta }_{A_i}{p}_i=p_i$, hence $a{\eta }_L=1_L$. Likewiseso $a{\mu }_L=aT(a)$. Therefore $(L,a)$ is an algebra and all $p_i$ are algebra morphisms.

For any algebra cone $h_i:(B,b)\to (A_i,a_i)$, let $h:B\to L$ be its unique underlying factor. Then $p_{i}hb=h_{i}b=a_{i}T(h_i)=p_{i}aT(h)$, so joint monicity gives $hb=aT(h)$. Thus the factor is an algebra morphism, unique as such. The action on the prescribed $L$ was itself forced by the cone equations. This proves monad algebra forgetful functor creates limits, without assuming $T$ preserves them.

For a monadic $G$ with comparison an equivalence, transport $(L,a)$ and its cone across that equivalence. This yields a limiting cone in $\mathcal{D}$ whose image is identified with the prescribed base cone by an isomorphism, uniquely up to the corresponding cone-compatible isomorphism. Thus a monadic functor creates limits in the equivalence-invariant sense. If monadicity uses a comparison isomorphism over the base, the lift is literally on the prescribed underlying cone, proving strict creation as well.

A qualification is necessary if equivalence is used to define monadicity but literal unique lifting is demanded. Let $\mathcal{C}$ be the indiscrete category on two objects $0,1$, let $\mathcal{D}$ be the terminal category, and let $G$ select $0$. The unique $F:\mathcal{C}\to \mathcal{D}$ is left adjoint to $G$, and the comparison to the induced algebra category is an equivalence: the two algebra objects have exactly one map between each pair. Yet the chosen terminal cone with vertex $1$ in $\mathcal{C}$ has no literal lift, since the only object in the image of $G$ is $0$. The creation of limits up to isomorphism conclusion holds, because $0$ and $1$ are uniquely isomorphic. This distinguishes the two conventions rather than claiming an invalid strict conclusion from equivalence alone.