Kōbun Otogawa (乙川 弘文, Otogawa Kōbun) (February 1, 1938 – July 26, 2002) was an Sōtō Zen priest. Otogawa, who preferred to be called by his first name, rather than by either of the Japanese Zen honorifics: sensei (teacher) or roshi (master), came to San Francisco, California, United States, from Japan in 1967 in response to an invitation from Shunryu Suzuki-roshi, serving as his assistant at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center until 1970.

Otogawa was the son of a Sōtō Zen priest and was ordained a priest himself at the age of 12. He did undergraduate studies at Komazawa University and received a master's degree in Mahayana Buddhism from Kyoto University. He then trained for three years at Eiheiji. Among his primary teachers was the unconventional Zen master Kodo Sawaki, known as the last of the unsui, or wandering monks.

A story told of Otogawa encapsulates the essence of his Dharma teachings:

"When all the teachers are gone, who will be your teacher?"
The student replied: "Everything!"
Kobun paused, then said: "No, you.

These selections of Kobun's teachings have been taken from various texts and quotes, including the main source of his teachings, "Embracing Mind: The Zen Talks of Kobun Chino Otogawa". Edited by Judy Cosgrove and Shinbo Joseph Hall

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