> We are in tag "b",
note that xslt works on elements (element nodes) not tags, and importat
distinction. 

>  We want to find out what is position of our ancestor 
> in their ancestor.

I think you mean parent rather than ancestor:

 select="count(../preceding-sibing::* + 1)"


David

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