Okafune

…The main cargoes transported between the coast and the inland were fish, grains, salt, and iron sand. In Hida, they were called Okabune (ships on the coast), and were contrasted with Chuuma (horses on the coast). Cows were used to pull the carriages of nobles and were commonly used by the common people, but they were also revered in Buddhism, and were therefore revered in Japanese folklore as vehicles for gods and Buddhas. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Okabune" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…主として魚類，穀物，塩，砂鉄などが海岸と内陸との輸送品としてこの貨物となったようである。飛驒ではこれを岡船（おかふね）と呼び，中馬（ちゆうま）と対比された。　牛は貴人の車を引き庶民の常用でもあるとともに仏教でも尊ばれたので，日本の民俗では神仏の乗物ともされて尊敬された。…

※「岡船」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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