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Kōbun Otogawa (乙川 弘文, Otogawa Kōbun) (February 1, 1938 – July 26, 2002) [1] was an American Sōtō Zen priest.
Kōbun Chino Otogawa (乙川 弘文, Otogawa Kōbun) (1 de febrero de 1938-26 de julio de 2002) fue un sacerdote Sōtō Zen japonés nacionalizado estadounidense. Biografía
27 de dic. de 2011 · Kobun Chino Otogawa, nacido en Kioto, pasó los primeros 30 años de su vida en Japón, tres de ellos en el templo principal de la secta Sōtō Zen. A finales de los 60 se trasladó a Estados Unidos con la misión de hacer entender mejor el Zen en occidente.
Kobun Chino Otogawa, Chief Priest of Jikoji, came to America in 1967 from Eiheiji Monastery in Japan. After serving as the resident teacher at Tassajara Monastery for two years, Kobun Roshi became the Chief Priest of Haiku Zendo in Los Altos, California.
Kobun was a Zen priest and master of ceremonies. However, at heart he was an artist, a painter, calligrapher, poet, Shakuhachi player; he practiced Kyudo (jap. archery), liked to cook, was a good and fearless skier, a healer and astrologer, …. and was broke most of the time, even though some very wealthy people were his students.
Gratefully remembering
In the article below Kobun discusses some essential points of Kyudo. For him the ultimate goal of Kyudo is to uncover one’s natural dignity. He further stresses that there is no difference between Kyudo and Zazen. Both require lifelong training to reveal who you really are when you meet the target.
