Explorers of Nepal

Xuanzang (; ; 6 April 6025 February 664), born Chen Hui or Chen Yi (), also known by his Sanskrit Dharma name Mokṣadeva, was a 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller, and translator. He is known for the epoch-making contributions to Chinese Buddhism, the travelogue of his journey to the Indian subcontinent in 629–645, his efforts to bring at least 657 Indian texts to China, and his translations of some of these texts. He was only able to translate 75 distinct sections of a total of 1,335 chapters, but his translations included some of the most important Mahayana scriptures.

Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006)

German explorer (1877-1957)

Jesuit Italian Tibetologist (1684-1733)

Austrian Jesuit missionary and explorer of China and Tibet (1623-1680), an imperial astronomer in China

Austrian traveller, geographer, mountain climber and cartographer (1899–1973)

'''Hyech'o''' (; ; 704–787), was a Silla Buddhist monk and traveller active during Korea's Three Kingdoms period. He is primarily remembered for his account of his travels in medieval India, the .

Japanese Buddhist monk (1866–1945)

Swiss geologist (1917–2003)