February 1, 1938 - July 26, 2002
On July 26, 2002, in Switzerland, Kobun Chino Otagawa Roshi drowned while trying to save his daughter Maya who also drowned.
www.kobun-sama.org - gratefully remembering Kobun Chino
1/25/03 - An article by Carol Gallup on Kobun, originally published in The Dot, The Quarterly Newspaper of the International Shambhala Mandala.
1/20/03 - CD to benefit the late Kobun Chino's children.
8/23/02 - There will be a memorial service for Kobun Chino Roshi at Jikoji near Los Gatos, CA, on Sunday, August 25th, at 11:00 A.M. Jikoji is located off Hgwy 35, 1.8 miles north of Hgwy 9 on Ward Road. Many will attend.
A note from John Steiner on Kobun Chino with an announcement of an exhibit of his Calligraphy in Boulder.
An appeal for funds for Kobun's family from Vanja Palmers.
On Kobun and Maya's funeral - David Schneider
On Kobun's passing - DC
Jikoji Home Page with information on their memorial services for Kobun.
In Memoriam Poem and comments - William P. Benz
From Haiku Zendo Chronicles - this link goes to the section on Kobun Chino, but he is mentioned earlier in the introduction of this history of the Haiku Zendo in Los Altos.
Google Links to "Kobun Chino Otagawa" - got this off Benz's poem page by hitting a link that said "Seeing Kobun." If you search for just "Kobun Chino" or just "Kobun" you'll get many more links.
You can search this site for references to Kobun Chino by entering "Kobun" or "Chino" in Google and hitting "search site" if you have Google installed as a toolbar which I find very useful. And it can be put on and off with the flick of a key. You can also do this in regular Google without having the toolbar by hitting "advanced seach." There are too many brief references for me to track them down. - DC