法定寺(si),位于昆明東(dong)南郊(jiao)歷史悠久的(de)官(guan)(guan)渡古鎮(zhen)。系大理國高氏(shi)所建(jian),是(shi)佛教密宗在(zai)官(guan)(guan)渡興起的(de)地方(fang),也(ye)是(shi)其時培養人才的(de)重要(yao)場所,樹林(lin)茂(mao)密,綠陰蔥蘢,有“螺(luo)峰疊翠”之稱(cheng),為(wei)官(guan)(guan)渡名(ming)勝之一。法定寺(si)體量不大,但(dan)舉架(jia)較高。斗拱(gong)出45度翼(yi)形(xing)拱(gong),富于裝飾(shi)。正面外(wai)檐裝飾(shi)華麗,明間檐下(xia)飾(shi)雙(shuang)鳳(feng)朝陽透雕,檐柱(zhu)頂端(duan)飾(shi)木雕麒麟(lin),四角梁(liang)出頭(tou)刻成(cheng)鳳(feng)形(xing)狀(zhuang),造形(xing)生動(dong),仍然保留(liu)了宋代(dai)建(jian)筑的(de)風貌,具較高建(jian)筑藝術(shu)價值(zhi)。
2008年(nian),昆明(ming)(ming)土主寺(si)、法定(ding)寺(si)、妙湛寺(si)、觀音寺(si)4所寺(si)廟(miao)與(yu)少(shao)(shao)林(lin)寺(si)簽署協議 。雙方約定(ding),少(shao)(shao)林(lin)寺(si)首(shou)批將派遣(qian)十多名僧(seng)人(ren)進(jin)(jin)駐(zhu)四所古剎,按少(shao)(shao)林(lin)寺(si)的(de)治寺(si)理念和(he)管(guan)理模式進(jin)(jin)行管(guan)理。“少(shao)(shao)林(lin)寺(si)的(de)管(guan)理模式核(he)心是重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)文化、重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)教(jiao)(jiao)育、重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)地(di)緣、重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)慈善,禪修與(yu)武術并重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)等,少(shao)(shao)林(lin)僧(seng)人(ren)的(de)入駐(zhu)將為當地(di)帶(dai)來精神文化,提升知名度,帶(dai)來人(ren)氣。”釋(shi)永信(xin)(xin)說。少(shao)(shao)林(lin)寺(si)方丈釋(shi)永信(xin)(xin)與(yu)昆明(ming)(ming)市官(guan)渡區(qu)區(qu)長劉躍進(jin)(jin)分別代表雙方簽字。昆明(ming)(ming)市委書記(ji)仇和(he)在(zai)賀(he)信(xin)(xin)中表示,希望合作雙方能積極(ji)開(kai)展面向(xiang)東南(nan)亞和(he)南(nan)亞的(de)佛教(jiao)(jiao)文化交(jiao)往(wang),凝(ning)聚海內外宗教(jiao)(jiao)界人(ren)士(shi)和(he)信(xin)(xin)教(jiao)(jiao)群眾的(de)力量。