宝ほう亀きほうきMeanings1nounHōki era (770–781 CE)Japanese era name (年号) used from October 770 to January 781 CE, during the reign of Emperor Kōnin.宝ほう亀き年ねん間かんに、この寺てらが建こん立りゅうされたと伝つたえられている。It is said that this temple was built during the Hōki era.