曹洞 そうとう しゅうではありませんでした
sō tōshūdewa arimasendeshita

Noun
Desu Copula

The polite, past negative form of 曹洞宗

1. Was not Sōtō Zen.; Was not of the Sōtō sect.

Past/Perfective
Negative
Polite
Formal Register