2. The Prātimoka code, intended to discipline unbridled gratification of the senses, generally allows monks and nuns to eat any food (including meat) they are offered, but prohibits keeping food overnight, and prohibits eating again after taking a midday meal. The bodhisattva code, intended to foster behavior that puts the welfare of others first, includes those rules. But it also includes a rule that prohibits a monk from not eating again after taking a midday meal if the person who offers has faith, and will benefit from listening to the Mahayana doctrine. It implicitly prohibits a bodhisattva from eating meat because a person who puts the welfare of others first would not eat their flesh.