7.1. Working with External Stylesheets
Several elements in XSLT are used specifically to access stylesheets and template rules that are external to the current (or calling) stylesheet. These elements are <xsl:include> and <xsl:import>, which are the top-level elements used to bring in the external stylesheets, and <xsl:apply-imports>, which is an instruction element used specifically to choose an imported template rule over those in the current stylesheet.
7.1.1. The <xsl:include> Top-Level Element
The <xsl:include> element is used to access and incorporate the contents of another stylesheet into the current, or calling, stylesheet. It can be used anywhere in an XSLT stylesheet as long as it is a direct child of the <xsl:stylesheet> or <xsl:transform> ...
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