Yuhide Okada, High Priest, Handwritten, Shingon Sect Daigo-ha

Yushū Okada (岡田 宥秀)
1907-1985.
Director of the Shingon Sect Daigo Branch, and Head Abbot of Daigo-ji Temple. Abbot of the Grand Temple Sanbo-in. Councilor of the Kyoto National Museum. Councilor of the Nara National Museum. Member of the Historical Environment Council.
Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Ordained in Taisho 13 (1924), entered the monastic order and received the *kanjō* (empowerment ritual) in Showa 3 (1928). In Showa 8 (1933), he was appointed professor at the Daigo Branch's Denpōin Institute.
He studied under Abbot Kaigyoku Okada and became his successor.
In Showa 16 (1941), he became a member of the sect's council, and in Showa 40 (1965), he was appointed Director-General of Sect Affairs and Chief Executive of Daigo-ji Temple. In Showa 46 (1971), he became the Director of the Denpōin Institute.
From Showa 49 (1974), he served as Director of the Daigo Branch, Head Abbot of Daigo-ji Temple, and Abbot of Sanbo-in.
In Showa 51 (1976), he presided over the 1100th anniversary memorial service for the founding of Daigo-ji Temple, established by Master Shōbō Rigendaiji. He also oversaw the construction of the Shushō-den hall within the temple grounds.
As the lifelong abbot of Sanbo-in, the head temple of the Tōzan branch of Shugendō which uses Mt. Ōmine as its training ground, he was active not only within his sect but also outside of it. He passed away at the age of 79.