noun
Tenpyō-shōhō era (749.7.2–757.8.18)
Japanese era name (年号) of the Nara period, spanning from 749 to 757 CE.
天平勝宝年間に大仏開眼供養が行われた。
The eye-opening ceremony of the Great Buddha was held during the Tenpyō-shōhō era.
The era name is composed of 天平 (Tenpyō, a preceding era) and 勝宝 (shōhō, meaning 'victorious treasure'). The exact derivation is uncertain; it follows the convention of adopting auspicious kanji compounds for era names.