descendant-or-self::para selects the para element descendants of the context node and, if the context node is a para element, the context node as well
<?xgrep-match [xgrep-test1.xml]--------------------------------?>
<para name="para1" type="zzz">
    something
	<div><para name="para1b"/></div>
  </para>
<?xgrep-match [xgrep-test1.xml]--------------------------------?>
<para name="para1b"/>
<?xgrep-match [xgrep-test1.xml]--------------------------------?>
<para name="para2" type="warning"/>
<?xgrep-match [xgrep-test1.xml]--------------------------------?>
<para name="lastPara" type="warning"/>