xsl:template node set parameter

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Can I pass a set of nodes as a parameter to a template?
From the example below, I need to apply templates to node in the parameter 
node set. I expect a template that matches <tag_1> to be invoked. The 
peoblem is, using Xalan, I am getting the XPATH error:
Can not convert #UNKNOWN to a NodeList!

<xsl:call-template name="temp">
	<xsl:with-param name="p">
		<tag_1><tag_2>V</tag_2></tag_1>
	</xsl:with-param>
</xsl:call-template>

<xsl:template name="temp">
	<xsl:param name="p"/>

	<xsl:apply-templates select="$p/*"/>
</xsl:template>


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